Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold and 3rd Class Badge (two-piece

and 3rd Class Badge (two-piece construction

as published in the Canada Gazette on June 8

Hindenburg Cross

stamped on the lining in gold-coloured ink with a large SS Runes inside a circle

so that he could rejoin the London Fire Brigade

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold and 3rd Class Badge (two-pieceA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a full length correct replacement 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