Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version United Republic of overall in worn but very

overall in worn but very fine condition

Three Award Documents to Luftwaffe Feldwebel

reverse marked "GH 900" (Hemmerle)

scattered chipping in the black finish and silvering wear evident on the cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version United Republic of overall in worn but very(Kriegsverdienstkreuz) Instituted 18 October 1939. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered bronze alloy, the obverse centre bears the daye 1939 within a wreath, the cross arms are pebbled with a smooth border, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with flat wire catch, measuring 49. 14 mm (w) x 48. 83 mm (h), very fine.