Braunschweig, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross Ii Class Auction pinback hanger: MAJOR T

pinback hanger: MAJOR T

of WWII period German manufacture (and often awarded to German Officers)

An example of a second war period DRK (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz/German Red Cross) service medal

00 mm (h) x 44

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in the Montreal area of Quebec with mobilization headquarters at Montreal under the authority of G

Braunschweig, Dukedom. A War Merit Cross Ii Class Auction pinback hanger: MAJOR T(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Ernst August flanked by oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), unmarked, measuring 30. 37 mm (w) x 33. 57 mm (h), weighing 11. 6