Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Mint War Merit Crosses, By Deschler & Sohn Auction though poppies grow / In

though poppies grow / In Flanders Fields

(Heer Fallschirmschützenabzeichen)

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constructed of Bois Durci

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Mint War Merit Crosses, By Deschler & Sohn Auction though poppies grow / In(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A pair of War Merit Crosses, including: 1. A II Class Cross, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathted mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 10 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h),