Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Bury & Leonhard Archive ” for Ernst Pack &

” for Ernst Pack & Söhne

silver lyre affixed to centre

with leather chin strap sewn on the right side and receiving buckle on the left side

Advanced to Major on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914

It was founded as the Knights Hospitaller circa 1099 in Jerusalem

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Bury & Leonhard Archive ” for Ernst Pack &(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop marked with code 36 for maker Bury & Leonhard, Hanau, measuring 48. 12 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 23. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original pocket of issue,