A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold 5 x 57 inches

5 x 57 inches

and antennae leads corroded considerably due to salt air probably

after having successfully completed his Lieutenant's Course at Greenwich

and Army Good Conduct Medal (bronze

having won prizes at Bisley

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold 5 x 57 inchesA 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