A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed He resumed his service at

He resumed his service at sea

Die-cast metal with a gold-coloured wash over an olive green painted base

and is acknowledged as having been wounded twice while in France

blackened iron (magnetic)

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed He resumed his service atA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct full length replacement ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 48.