Description
stamped August 18
with the exit wound going through his left lung
Groll fought in France
WWII Italy Star - Bronze
handwritten inscription in blue ink that has faded with time on the reverse
A Mecklenburg-Schwerin First War Medal Bar Newly Listed stamped August 18A Mecklenburg Schwerin First War Medal Bar Iron Cross 2nd Class (non magnetic, 43. 3 mm); Mecklenburg Schwerin: Military Merit Cross (bronze gilt, 41. 2 mm); and Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze, maker marked "ES" over "I" on the reverse, 37. 5 mm). Mounted to a suspension, missing its swing bar pinback, light contact, oxidation evident on the HC, better than very fine.