Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed the pins exposed on the

the pins exposed on the underside

Court of Inquiry in the Field Report (dated December 15

on October 28

one of four brothers who would serve during the war

Collar Insignia (silver gilt

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed the pins exposed on theA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; with its period original loop missing replaced by a piece of wire; missing its 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