A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive ) Naming is officially impressed

) Naming is officially impressed in large upper case block capital lettering

He was the 90th recipient of the Oak Leaves on April 23

Hamburg Tinnie

When the artillery barrage ended

on a full-length neck ribbon with hook and eye

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive ) Naming is officially impressedA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; 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. 83 mm x 49. 19