Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords and Award Document to Unteroffizier Franz Kern, Stalag 387 GTRexclude posthumous recipient of the Knight’s

posthumous recipient of the Knight’s Cross

1933 as member 2484036)

The ornately-designed scabbard exhibits multiple lightning bolts with a detailed pattern of rows of palmettes

McIlraith) and two letters

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords and Award Document to Unteroffizier Franz Kern, Stalag 387 GTRexclude posthumous recipient of the Knight’s(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, 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 41 for Gebrder Bender, Oberstein, measuring 46. 68 mm (w) x 48. 36 mm (h), weighing