Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed 8th Overseas Stationary Hospital was

8th Overseas Stationary Hospital was one of only two Stationary Hospitals that wore a distinctive cap badge

a single black finished eyelet in place on either side

gilt metal buckle illustrating a fouled anchor inside a wreath of laurel leaves at the right end

Each reflects crucial changes in ambulance service

1943 and was hospitalized for a few weeks

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed 8th Overseas Stationary Hospital wasA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; with its period original loop missing replaced by a piece of wire; missing its 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