A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive When the artillery barrage ended

When the artillery barrage ended

Ontario (his son

Riettmeister  Friedrich Wilhelm Weil

Attestation Paper and assorted research papers

lightly worn

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive When the artillery barrage endedA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; 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. 83 mm x 49. 19