Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross Ii Class, C.1915 United Republic of Sterling silver with a frosted

Sterling silver with a frosted obverse

XI - The Attack of Hull's Force and the Loss of the Gravenstafel Ridge

The James Fletcher claimed that the enemy vessel must have been filled and sunk

A pair of Third Reich period civil awards

the twelve o’clock arm with a hollow crown suspension with a ring connecting to a period original tri-fold ribbon

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross Ii Class, C.1915 United Republic of Sterling silver with a frosted(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Instituted 23 October 1914 by Duke Ernst August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Duke Ernst August flanked by oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE