Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked Auction with silver/aluminum and black Russian

with silver/aluminum and black Russian braids with black chevrons

two rivets on reverse

/ ZA ZASLUGE / 1942" on the reverse

where they held picket duty from October 26 to December 12

as well as the signature of the section head

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked Auction with silver/aluminum and black RussianA 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