A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of WWII 1939-1945 Star - 1

WWII 1939-1945 Star - 1 Clasp - BATTLE OF BRITAIN (taylors copy)

a second annulus placed on the centre of the maple leaf is inscribed “Belgium”

protecting a right-facing rifleman in a trench below

Napoleonic period award

surrounded by a ring of blue enamels bearing the motto “Gott Mit Uns” (God with Us)

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of WWII 1939-1945 Star - 1A Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed brass Buntmetall; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original 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. 56 mm