Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude 1917 aboard the S

1917 aboard the S

followed by additional postings to No

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross and of the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

000 wounded and 4

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude 1917 aboard the SA well preserved example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); maltese cross in silvered feinzink; 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 plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 47. 79 mm (w) x 48.