Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern Award Doc – Kriegsmarine, Finfjordbotn, Norway, 1945 – Norw. Polarküste
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Original WWII German award certificate (Verleihungsurkunde) for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern (War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords), awarded to Schreiberobergefreiter Wolfgang Melzer.
Dated Finfjordbotn, Norway, 20 April 1945, this certificate was issued during the final weeks of the Second World War in Europe, in the name of the Führer and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht.
The award was authorised under the designation Vizeadmiral und Kommandierender Admiral der norwegischen Polarküste (Vice Admiral and Commander of the German Naval Forces on the Norwegian Polar Coast). The document bears the stamped/printed signature attributed to Vizeadmiral Bruno Machens.
This late-war certificate is a distinctive piece of German naval award documentation associated with the German military presence in northern Norway.
Condition: Pronounced horizontal fold across the centre, age-related yellowing, scattered marks and creasing along the edges. The original paper, handwritten signature and circular service seal remain visible. Please examine the photographs for the full condition.
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Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern Award Doc – Kriegsmarine, Finfjordbotn, Norway, 1945 – Norw. Polarküste · SKU: 1292
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