Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords, By Otto Schickle United Republic of the obverse with a white

the obverse with a white enameled medallion and a red enameled red cross in the centre

Footnote: This cross is documented as having been awarded 852 times

the reverse with a raised inscription of “VERLIEHEN VOM PREUSSISCHEN LANDESFEUERWEHR VERBAND” (“BESTOWED BY THE PRUSSIAN FIRE FIGHTING ASSOCIATION)

he wanted more than anything to join the Kriegsmarine

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords, By Otto Schickle United Republic of the obverse with a white(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 18 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 19. 1 grams, with loss of