A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Archive Italy (Republic): Order of Merit

Italy (Republic): Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (silver gilt with white enamels

the missile magazines began exploding

On the back there is a bilingual stamp (German and Polish)

The company was often called the "Bremen Line"

A lot of four fine First War period medals

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Archive Italy (Republic): Order of MeritA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed brass Buntmetall; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 48. 56 mm