Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity which he presented as the

which he presented as the "Dicta Boelcke"

the year of its founding

The underside of the sweatband at the front has the owner's label in black ink on a slip of paper

Oberstein) on the tip of the HJ diamond on the reverse

He joined the army in 1906

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity which he presented as the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreated date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 16 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original packet of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the