Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class With Swords Auction and a slightly flattened round

and a slightly flattened round wire catch

the cap lightly soiled overall from active use)

the Combined Pilot/Observer Badge in Gold with Diamonds

Footnote: John Francis Rothwell was born on May 8

and countering the effects of the war

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class With Swords Auction and a slightly flattened round(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 79 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 24. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition.