Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii With Swords And Award Document To Gefreiter Karl Hennig certificate_of_authenticity He learned to become a

He learned to become a technical draftsman before volunteering at age 16 and 10 months for the Waffen-SS in February 1943

mounted to a shield-shaped base in bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

000 hours voluntary service during the First World War and who did not receive any British War Medal for services rendered in respect of Red Cross war work

named to Matrose Karl Kemmler of 40

5 field gun

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii With Swords And Award Document To Gefreiter Karl Hennig certificate_of_authenticity He learned to become a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 05 mm (w) x 48. 68 mm (h), weighing 23. 3 grams, some surface oxidation