Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Lipp Of Pforzheim GTRexclude A 1925-1935 Gau Thürigen NSDAP

A 1925-1935 Gau Thürigen NSDAP badge

vertical pinback (partially loose - fragile)

surrounded by various bodies of water

survived his own wartime service overseas as an officer with the Royal Regiment of Canada and returned from the war to manage the family firm

1917 for transfer to Canada

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Franz Lipp Of Pforzheim GTRexclude A 1925-1935 Gau Thürigen NSDAP(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronze metal alloy; on loop for suspension marked 72 for Franz Lipp, Pforzheim; with a period original ribbon with glue residue on the ribbon from previous collectors mounting; 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