A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the award of the Distinguished

the award of the Distinguished Service Order on page 151

the star is rimmed with silver  wire

in multi-color enamels

The Canadian Pension Commission ruled that his death

particularly in the context of the Stab-in-the-back myth

A War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords In Its Packet Of Issue United Republic of the award of the DistinguishedA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original ribbon with small holes from previous attachment via a safety pin; the obverse pebbled, with 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;