Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked United Republic of a German unit that supported

a German unit that supported the fascists under General Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)

interior is unlined

while the other shell is marked on the bottom "1942 (date) / 449 with the British Broad Arrow / 1 and H flanked by the British Broad Arrow / C

ALBERT HULL

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked United Republic of a German unit that supportedA grouping of two Third Reich German War Merit Crosses, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Klein & Quenzer. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised barrel