EK2, combat damaged? MM?

[TP Alexander]

An EK2, that came in the mail today.
I know that they only wore the ribbon after awarded.
THis was in a big vet lot that I got in the mail today. Everything was just the way that he brought it home 73 years ago.
Don't know how this would have been damaged otherwise.
Maker mark a '44'???
Tim

[sniper11]

Its possible that the recipient had it on his person during active service.Maybe in a breast pocket where it could suffer damage easily.
Troy

[Robert P.]

Yes, ‘44’.

R

[Yubari]

nice cross! Damage could be done postwar as these crosses were literally everywhere. I never buy story but just a cross!
Many of crosses are unique with their own characters! This one is one of them!

[Schütze0815]

Hi,
in my blog I had a post about combat damage:

http://www.bacuffz.com/2017/12/14/co...-world-war-ii/

Best
Sascha

[Yubari]

Hi,
in my blog I had a post about combat damage:

http://www.bacuffz.com/2017/12/14/co...-world-war-ii/

Best
Sascha

many of the awards were used as practicing targets after the war. So I would not buy all the stories just because the award is damaged buy a bullet.