Original German WWII Silver War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz - Unmarked Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles When the tanks were recalled

When the tanks were recalled to Vierville to help defend the beachhead for the night

"They weighed about 10 pounds and were about an inch thick and terribly uncomfortable

and the Russians as a whole appear to be indifferent of their country's needs

with a small placard below it reading Sturm 11 / 1937

the air and sea blockade began

Original German WWII Silver War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz - Unmarked Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles When the tanks were recalledOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class without Swords in Silver. This handsome example looks to be silver plated nickel or tombac alloy, as used in the early war, and still shows a great finish on the silver maltese cross. There are still sharp details to contours and pebbles to internal cross arms. The cross still shows most of the original silvering, though there is light oxidation and