Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed and mounted onto a metal

and mounted onto a metal flagpole for attachment to the vehicle

dated to Berlin in 1938

)k Marine (this Naval rank  corresponded in rank to colonel in the land forces) Alois Schusterschitz

enamel repair to right obverse arm

packages of Red Brand compressed absorbent cotton

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed and mounted onto a metal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronze; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original 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. 84 mm (w) x