Germany. A Late War Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross W. Swords. Cased Auction Bellerophon: Battleship

Bellerophon: Battleship

The porcelain factory at Allach was by this time an operating branch of the SS aligned with Dachau

at the age of 26

Iron Cross Second Class 1939 - Iron core/magnetic

at the age of 19 and is remembered with honour on the Helles Memorial

Germany. A Late War Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross W. Swords. Cased Auction Bellerophon: BattleshipAn example of a seldom encountered cased late war issue Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern); a large Maltese cross in feinzink; on a loop assembly for suspension from its period original full size neck 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