Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity but was de facto centered

but was de facto centered on Salò

he participated in the invasion of Southern France

Lüdenscheid” and “Eigentum der Obersten SA Führung”

1897 in Heiligenstein

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity but was de facto centered(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x