Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked Auction marked Jackson Bros

marked Jackson Bros

where they held picket duty from October 26 to December 12

52 mm (w) x 32

with silver/aluminum and black Russian braids with black chevrons

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked Auction marked Jackson BrosA grouping of two Third Reich German War Merit Crosses, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Klein & Quenzer. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised barrel