Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive and to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on

and to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on November 1

silvered metal with green enamels

Hugh Bryan Hester died of natural causes on November 25

with the crown fully pierced

and United Nations Service Medal for Korea (in bronze gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive and to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.