Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction North Wales

North Wales

Early in 1944

painted in field grey (worn on exterior)

Walter Ian Fraser was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Seaforths in May 1940 and won his M

On January 8

Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction North WalesA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a full length period 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 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 49. 77 mm (w) x 48.