Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity The tools were subsequently used

The tools were subsequently used to barricade a road running parallel with our lines

(Deutsches Afrika Korps Dienstmütze)

and a round catch

and several other details of how the training was conducted

at the age of 76 and is buried in Fort Bayard National Cemetery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity The tools were subsequently used(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, unmarked, measuring 47. 42 mm (w) x 48. 58 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.