Württemberg, Kingdom. A Merit Cross With Swords Buy Now measuring 42 mm (w) x

measuring 42 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

During those years he used his off duty time to visit his wife in Vienna and his mother in Belgrade on multiple occasions

1942 he was awarded the Eastern Front Medal for his unit’s participation in Operation Barbarossa

Age-appropriate wear and fatigue to the leather is evident throughout

while “38” stands for year of production (1938))

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Merit Cross With Swords Buy Now measuring 42 mm (w) x(Verdienstkreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted 2 July 1900 by King Wilhelm II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with gilt, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms and with gilded swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Wilhelm II, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), unmarked, measuring 31. 68 mm (w) x 36.