Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Auction Archive Schwebig received the War Merit

Schwebig received the War Merit Cross II Class on 20 April 1943

the effects of the Trench Fever still an issue

with the subheading "El camino a seguir por España - La División Azul simbolo de la lucha contra el Comunismo" (The way forward for Spain - The Blue Division symbol of the fight against Communism)

(Opferring der NSDAP)

likely of French manufacture

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Auction Archive Schwebig received the War Merit(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Braca Knaus of Zagreb, consisting of a stylized Croatian Trefoil cross, featuring an inlaid traditional national wattle pattern, (known as the pleter or troplet), obverse centre illustrating the Crown of Zvonimir with crossed swords, reverse inscribed with the dates "1076" (Date of King Zvonimir's Coronation) and "1941"