Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction reverse maker marked ""JOS

reverse maker marked ""JOS

riveted to the wreath is a gilded zink plummeting eagle with a swastika in its claws

with white enameled arms with the ciphers between the arms of the cross

Military Version - Grand Cross Set

which was thirty miles away from where the Army said he was buried

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction reverse maker marked ""JOS(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop with a Prsidialkanzlei number 60 for maker Katz & Deyhle, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 96 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 18. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.