Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, With Package Of Issue By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold measuring 29 mm (w) x

measuring 29 mm (w) x 50

titled “contemporary witness

He spent eleven days in hospital

circumscribed by an inscription of “STADTWEHR” and dates “1919-1921”

he was posted to the Air West Command

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, With Package Of Issue By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold measuring 29 mm (w) 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, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, unmarked, measuring 47. 68 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 22. 5 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue,