A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity encircled by a half wreath

encircled by a half wreath

Footnote: Karl-Heinz Weber (January 30

) edge bruising

Large Group to Navigator and Bombardier Heinrich Kuhlmann of Bomber Group 27 “Boelcke” parachuted and captured in the East: German Cross in Gold

nearly all bronze finish worn off

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity encircled by a half wreathA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a barrel hinge, a tapered vertical pin, and a slightly rounded catch; maker marked 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis on the pin; measuring 47. 73 mm x 47. 84 mm; weighing 23. 0 grams; in mint condition.