Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Medals for Military and Civil Service consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Wrapped around the handle in

Wrapped around the handle in the appropriate fashion is a period portepee fabricated from fine aluminum bullion wire

he suffered a setback

He participated in the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923

Footnote: Schützen Wilhelm Bienen was born on 31 May 1921 in Krefeld

with nine laurel leaves on either side of the wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Medals for Military and Civil Service consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Wrapped around the handle in(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of medals, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 35 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class with