Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Dihm initially served as a

Dihm initially served as a battery leader

Pinned into the left panel is an insignia

his brother Hermann

reverse mounted on original ribbon

an outline of the Iron Cross First Class embossed in silver on the exterior of the lid

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction Dihm initially served as a(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross