Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity and also in the repulse

and also in the repulse of the grand attack of February 21

on a dark green “Flaschengrün” Wehrmacht backer with black rayon backing

205 mm x 252 mm

Bronze gilt with red and white enamels

Schäfer joined the Reserve Battalion of Infantry Regiment 71 in Gotha (eastern Germany)

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity and also in the repulseA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a 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. 78 mm (w) x 48. 62