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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 240:
War Merit Cross 2nd Class Without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II ohne Schwerter) + Award Document
The War Merit Cross was instituted on October 18th 1939, in two classes with both classes issued, with and without swords, for award to military personnel and civilians, including females and foreigners, for exemplary service and/or bravery in Germany’s war effort, in a non-combatant role. The addition of swords to the award signified bravery while awards without swords were bestowed for service.
The War Merit cross series of awards was expanded on August 19th 1940, to include a Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross for award to personnel who had provided a substantial contribution to the war effort and the War Merit Medal for award to German nationals and foreign civilians who provided exceptional service to the war effort. With the proper documentation, recipients of most Third Reich awards, including the War Merit Cross were permitted to privately purchase a jeweler’s copy of the award, at their own expense, if so desired.
Die struck zinc service award is in the form of a Maltese style cross with a circular centerpiece with an embossed, canted, swastika encircled by a nicely detailed oak-leaf wreath to the obverse.
The reverse centerpiece has the embossed date, "1939", which is also encompassed by a nicely detailed oak-leaf wreath. The background field of both the obverse and reverse centerpieces is smooth while the arms of the cross have a pebbled background field with raised, smooth, outer edges. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The award comes complete with a piece of ribbed rayon ribbon.
Award Document (Urkunde für Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse)
Roughly, 21cm x 30cm, mid-weight paper document with black, printed Gothic/Fraktur script and typed in particulars.
The script indicates that a,
"dem Polizei – Inspektor Hans Manner in Augsburg ", was awarded a War Merit Cross 2nd class , "
1. September 1943". The document was rendered at "Berlin", and has the facsimile signature of Adolf Hitler and with big embossed seal and facsimile signature of Minister of State Meissner
The document is in overall good condition.
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