Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction 97mm x 128mm

97mm x 128mm

attached to a 48 mm long bar

George’s Order - for Caring for War Invalids (Kriegskrankenpflege)

was a German military leader who served in the German Army during the First World War and in the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during the Second World War

when he was killed by an internal explosion of the vessel in Cromarty Firth

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction 97mm x 128mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a central date of 1939 inside of an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 96 mm (h), weighing 24. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original pocket of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock,