A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold 1944 on Heinrich Himmler’s orders

1944 on Heinrich Himmler’s orders

which had lost Serbia

He served during the South African War in 1900-1901 with the King's Own (RoyalLancaster Regiment)

63 mm x 89 mm inclusive of crown suspension

then as the first deputy mayor he was responsible for Cultural Affairs

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Hold 1944 on Heinrich Himmler’s ordersA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct full length replacement ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and 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 48.