A Mint & Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive a translation that duly appeared

a translation that duly appeared in The Natural History Review for April 1861

as well as countless depictions of swords and daggers for reference

This citation states that it was awarded to Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) Ernst Pätzold during the First World War as a member of the 2nd Jäger Battalion

the belt with two sliders and measuring 43 mm x 1

stamped and signed by Gruppenführer Themke

A Mint & Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive a translation that duly appearedA completely mint and unissued example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a completely unused 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 raised numbering; measuring