206, Lot: 501. Estimate $100. Sold for $115. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY. Nazi Regime. Knights Cross of the War Merit Medal. Cruciform medal with crossed swords and swastika within wreath border. On the reverse, ‘1939’ within wreath border. Good VF condition, missing ribbon.

This cross was given to soldiers whose service in battle had been exceptional, but not deserving of the more prestigious ‘Iron Cross’.