as well as an application form
2 mm inclusive of its crown and crossed swords suspension
For his services he was frequently mentioned in despatches
he took on his final command
with his back to his Pilot
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot Of War Merit Decorations Auction as well as an application(Kriegsverdienstkreuze) A lot of four War Merit Decorations, including a War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 39 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 7 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine