Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude and bayoneted from behind by

and bayoneted from behind by sentries

McCALLUM R214657)

with a manufacturer’s label bearing a stock number of “71-M-970” and a maker’s mark of “AMERICAN EMBLEM CO

flecking of enamels evident to the cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude and bayoneted from behind by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz) Instituted 18 October 1939. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered bronze alloy, the obverse centre bears the daye 1939 within a wreath, the cross arms are pebbled with a smooth border, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with flat wire catch, measuring 49. 14 mm (w) x 48. 83 mm (h), very fine.