Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Hold 5803) Naming has been erased

5803) Naming has been erased and re-engraved

both on loop for suspension from an aluminum pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback

Pearkes and his staff left for England to join the 1st Canadian Infantry Division

banjo-style pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Hold 5803) Naming has been erased(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern, Spanisch Hergestellt). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 46. 33 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 15. 0 grams, with some oxidation evident, an