Germany, Nsdap. A Large Desk Ornamental consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Merito Militar)

(Merito Militar)

1942) by Major General Clayton Bissell

3 grams without ribbon

with sun rays emanating between the arms from the centre applique

31st Infantry Battalion was eleven months on his second tour in France

Germany, Nsdap. A Large Desk Ornamental consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Merito Militar)(Schreibtischschmuck). A unique desk ornament, consisting of a white marble base with a faint mottle, topped by a gilded bronze mobile swastika with a dimpled texture throughout both the obverse and reverse of the arms, the bottom of the reverse revealing a channel through which a threaded lug on the base of the swastika is channeled and secured in place with a nut, the base also pasted with four felt discs to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked,