Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity A 1939 SA Group Hochland

A 1939 SA Group Hochland Sports Competition Badge - Gilded zinc

he was born in Neudek (also known as Nejdek)

maker marked "Glaser & Sohn Dresden" on the inside lid

surrounded by the inscription in Spanish "VOLUNTARIOS INTERNACIONALES DE LA LIBERTAD" (International Volunteers of Freedom)

as United States forces were retreating into Bataan

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity A 1939 SA Group Hochland(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.