Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The Command Flag of the

The Command Flag of the Chief of the High Command Wilhelm Keitel - Recently acquired from a prominent collection

inscribed “F

soon after the outbreak of the First World War and the subsequent call to arms in the Dominion of Canada

5th Class)

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The Command Flag of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 47. 87 mm (w) x