Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity and a round catch

and a round catch

and several other details of how the training was conducted

Magnetic core in die stamped iron

Two articles appeared in the Saint John Telegraph after the passing of Lieutenant Creasy

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity and a round catch(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. 42 mm (w) x 48. 58 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.