Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross 1st Class KvKI with Swords by Gottlieb & Wagner - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Category_Blunderbuss Luis) 505th Regimental Headquarter &

Luis) 505th Regimental Headquarter & Headquarter Company

and Snapper continued her lifeguard duty until returning to Pearl Harbor on 21 July

or maybe purchased as a collector's item

During this period their primary task was ground attack ahead of the coming Operation Overlord invasion of Normandy

the owner was listed as the Widow Anna Eppenstein

Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross 1st Class KvKI with Swords by Gottlieb & Wagner - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Category_Blunderbuss Luis) 505th Regimental Headquarter &Original Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice cased example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Gottlieb & Wagner of Idar Oberstein a. d. Nahe, a very rare maker that we have only seen once before. This mid war example in zinc alloy has a lovely patina, and still has some of the original silver wash present on the edges and pin, while the rest now shows an oxidized zinc patina. There are sharp details to