Original German WWII KvK War Merit Cross with Swords Lot - One 1st Class and Two 2nd Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Snider Rifle The yellow is marked 284

The yellow is marked 284 11a36

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This is a concept called "walking fire" — thought to be necessary for the individual soldier during trench warfare

Overall great condition

WWI officer visor cap in size US 7 (56cm)

Original German WWII KvK War Merit Cross with Swords Lot - One 1st Class and Two 2nd Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Snider Rifle The yellow is marked 284Original Items: Only One Set of Three Available. This is a very nice lot of War Merit Cross (KvK) with Swords (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern) awards, given for merit directly related to combat. The most common grades we see are the 2nd and 1st Class awards, though there were the lower War Merit Medal and higher Knights Cross of the War Merit cross awards. This set consists of one War Merit Cross 1st Class (KvKI) award and two War Merit