Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class With Swords Archive By the successful occupation of

By the successful occupation of Tarawa

After this he had a brief spell of one and a half months of front service defending the homeland

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1948 (white embroidered lettering on violet felt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class With Swords Archive By the successful occupation of(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, unmarked, measuring 47. 79 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 24. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition.