Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords in Silver by Kerbach & Österhelt of Dresden Brunswick Guns Throughout combat

Throughout combat

The neck strap is missing

Never forgetting his 101st experience

According to the book "Kiwi Boid" (Boid is Brooklyn dialect for "bird") tis aircraft completed 30 missions

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords in Silver by Kerbach & Österhelt of Dresden Brunswick Guns Throughout combatOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Kerbach & sterhelt of Dresden. This early war example in Tombak shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross. Sharp details to contours and pebbles to internal cross arms. Pin back and maker stamped as issued 62 (Kerbach & sterhelt) on the underside of the pin. The cross still retains almost all of the silvering,