Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed It almost came apart in

It almost came apart in my hands

Commander and Commander Grand Cross

A WWI Hungarian Artillery Unit Commemorative Badge 1914-1916 - Silver

of two prongs intact

succumbing to gun shot (shrapnel) wounds to his body and legs (as noted in the War Diary for the 85th Infantry Battalion)

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed It almost came apart in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct 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 47. 87 mm (w) x