Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations Auction where he was struck off

where he was struck off strength to the 1st Battalion

when he was transferred to the 259th Company

Thoma ended the war in the rank of Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) and as an American POW

These latter images are presented in razor-sharp focus

marked “RZM M4/24” (Friedrich Linden

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations Auction where he was struck off(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of four decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled ams and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 09 mm (w) x 50. 02 mm (h), weighing 19.