Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed Accompanied by COA by Detlev

Accompanied by COA by Detlev Niemann (C:76)

measuring 34

Fighter Wing 50

The first one is signed in blue ink by SS-Obersturmbannführer and Leader of 12th SS-Standarte Friedrich Gehrhardt

repaired lugs

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed Accompanied by COA by DetlevA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a 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. 78 mm (w) x 48. 62