Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II with Swords and Award Document to Gefreiter Karl Hennig

(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 49.05 mm (w) x 48.68 mm (h), weighing 23.3 grams, some surface oxidation is visible, the suspension loop has been replaced, and repairs are visible to the integral ring of the twelve o’clock arm, in very fine condition; accompanied by its award document, constructed of off-white paper stock with black ink, named to Gefreiter “KARL HENNIG” of the Staff of A.O.K. 18, 18. Armee, issued at headquarters on 27 October 1941, certified by a facsimile signature of Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch and a handwritten signature of Generaloberst Georg von Küchler (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 30 September 1939; with Oak Leaves, 21 August 1943), measuring 15 cm (w) x 21 cm (h), demonstrating moderate material fatigue, in very fine condition.