Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Wächtler & Lange Archive measuring 41 mm (h) x

measuring 41 mm (h) x 33 mm (w)

Silver gilt with red and light blue enamels

on a fine-link chain with stickpin hook attachment

During the early morning hours Battery A's defensive position was attacked by a determined North Vietnamese Army infantry unit supported by heavy mortar

was buried by (a) shell

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Wächtler & Lange Archive measuring 41 mm (h) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 maker marked with LDO code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 49. 04 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.