Germany. A Packeted War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords, By Glaser & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked with a sticker

maker marked with a sticker reading “deschler & Sohn

stated that "Your night letter tenth instant appointment / Lieutenant B L Williams Thirtieth B C Horse to Fifty Fourth Overseas Battalion approved provisionally"

naming her next-of-kin as her father

and with his NCO’s Afrika version embroidered breast eagle

Germany. A Packeted War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords, By Glaser & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked with a stickerAn mint example of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original 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