Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of marked "II" (2nd Class)

marked "II" (2nd Class)

plus a shoelace replacing the original drawstring that has been lost to time

each of the disks illustrating the RAD insignia surrounded by four wheat stalks

He was attached to five different army groups between April 16th 1942 and May 8th 1945

effective March 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of marked "II" (2nd Class)(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 Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 49. 30 mm (w) x 49. 32 mm (h), weighing 25. 1 grams, in near extremely