Original German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Crossed Swords Pin and Award Document Military Equipment Gold Grand Cross

Gold Grand Cross

with exceptionally rare 319th Bomb Squadron “Asterperious” patch and two 5th Air Force Patches

This is an original M-1860 U

indicate kills accomplished by the USGI of German soldiers during his time in World War Two

The label reads:

Original German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Crossed Swords Pin and Award Document Military Equipment Gold Grand CrossOriginal Items: One of a kind. The War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a decoration of NSDAP Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees, and had a related civil decoration. It was created by Adolf AH in October 1939 as a successor to the non combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars. The award was graded the same as the Iron