Germany. An Unissued Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler Newly Listed This badge was awarded for

This badge was awarded for 50+ battles of close combat

running from just below the waist to the bottom of the pant cuff

advocating strong conventional forces

dismissed his ship and reprimanded after HMS Scout had ran aground in the Thames Estuary in 1938

Germany. An Unissued Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler Newly Listed This badge was awarded forAn absolutely mint and unissued example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter, Maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen 9; with a mint and unissued period original ribbon; the obverse pebbled, with 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