Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction marked in brown ink on

marked in brown ink on the celluloid shield with an eagle bearing a shield inscribed "Extra Klasse" and a insignia below inscribed "MARKE STANDARD"

reverse maker marked ""JOS

which was thirty miles away from where the Army said he was buried

with white enameled arms with the ciphers between the arms of the cross

Since they were not federalized

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction marked in brown ink on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop with a Prsidialkanzlei number 60 for maker Katz & Deyhle, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 96 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 18. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.