Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction On January 8

On January 8

Tank Badge in Silver (silvered zinc

with the claw of the eagle extending over the swastika

A 1933 Deutsche Messe Herford Badge

and a breakthrough to the Channel

Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction On January 8A Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a full length period 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 49. 77 mm (w) x 48.