A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed He resumed his service at

He resumed his service at sea

blackened iron (magnetic)

and is acknowledged as having been wounded twice while in France

1942 he started a special training course with the 8

48 mm x 328 mm

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed He resumed his service atA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct full length replacement 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 48.