Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Wächtler & Lange Archive measuring 41 mm (h) x

measuring 41 mm (h) x 33 mm (w)

on 39 mm pin)

Silver gilt with red and light blue enamels

During the early morning hours Battery A's defensive position was attacked by a determined North Vietnamese Army infantry unit supported by heavy mortar

The patrols and intelligence platoon patrolled throughout the immediate area around Bessbrook during the dat and at night snuck around the villages

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Wächtler & Lange Archive measuring 41 mm (h) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with LDO code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 49. 04 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.