WW2 German War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords and facsimile Hitler signature

and facsimile Hitler signature

The base of an anchor may be seen to the base of the surround

This indicates that the sword was made in the legendary "City of Blades" in the mountains of Western Germany

These units

were born out of this necessity

WW2 German War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords and facsimile Hitler signatureProduct Description: This is a nice example of a WW2 German War Merit Cross 2nd Class without swords. The suspension ring is marked 65. Historical Description: The War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was likely the most commonly awarded WWII German decoration. In 1939, when Hitler reinstituted the Iron Cross, he did not reinstitute the non combatant version that had existed in previous wars. As a successor to this, he created the War Merit Cross.