Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction Archive but quickly gained a reputation

but quickly gained a reputation for fast cars and fast living

of whom two were killed in action

Crusade Against Communism Medal

measuring 26 mm

BALMBERGER NÜRNBERG" on the reverse

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction Archive but quickly gained a reputationA well preserved example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); maltese cross in silvered feinzink; 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 plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 47. 79 mm (w) x 48.