A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class Award Document 1943 Archive both documents are in better

both documents are in better than extremely fine/near mint condition

clasp with ribbon fittings to reverse

The signature is indecipherable

unmarked but textbook example by company "Petz and Lorenz"

Double strike of "n" of 2nd and second "E" in QUEBEC

A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class Award Document 1943 Archive both documents are in betterTo NCO Felix Patalas. It is dated to January 30, 1943, and carries a facsimile of the Supreme Commander West, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt (18751953), recipient of the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Patalas served in the 1st Detachment of the Armoured Artillery Regiment 2 (Sfl. = Selbstfahrlafette, self propelled artillery).(C: 142)