Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive MAGUIRE & SONS BIRMINGHAM" on

MAGUIRE & SONS BIRMINGHAM" on the reverse

von Pittel was decorated with the Order of Maria Therese

The second ID afforded him the use of special use of compartments on trains specially reserved for those wounded in war

an expression bubble above inscribed "MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MANY OF 'EM"

Germany. A Third Reich Period War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive MAGUIRE & SONS BIRMINGHAM" onA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a full length period ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 49. 77 mm (w) x 48.