Germany, Wehrmacht. Two War Merit Medals And Awards United Republic of The Iron Cross 1939 Second

The Iron Cross 1939 Second Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2

Pumpkin-coloured celluloid grip is free of chipping

dated in olive green "1941" at the left and "1942" at the right

beginning with being "Absent from Parade" on May 19

Footnote: Cecil Herbert Downing (age 16) and John Charles Downing (age 14) departed Liverpool

Germany, Wehrmacht. Two War Merit Medals And Awards United Republic of The Iron Cross 1939 SecondA grouping of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); a Maltese cross in bronze; on loop for suspension (unmarked) from a correct replacement 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