Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with an inscription

the obverse with an inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE LORETTOHÖHE” (“IN MEMORY OF THE LORETTOHÖHE”)

the medal bar with a zink core and a red wool backer

an event considered symbolic of the beginning of the French Revolution

He was cited for his Military Medal on July 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with an inscription(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, accompanied by a period and privately