Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords certificate_of_authenticity 15 mm x 147 mm)

15 mm x 147 mm)

maker marked "MARTIN & SON CHELTENHAM" on the inside lid

Wm R Marshall Montreal P

the leather intact

I drove the enemy down to about 1000 feet

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords certificate_of_authenticity 15 mm x 147 mm)An example of a War Merit Cross Second Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter); Maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked) from its period original ribbon; the obverse pebbled, with 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;