A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar GTRexclude award document signed in ink

award document signed in ink by Generalmajor

Sixteenth Training Battalion

his right hand resting upon a shield set on the ground

as mentioned

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar GTRexclude award document signed in inkA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct 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 49. 12 mm x 49. 58