A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of Panzer Regiment 5 was part

Panzer Regiment 5 was part of XVI Panzer Corps

By that date he had achieved the rank of Feldwebel

marked "GEMSCO STERLING"

faded naming and initials in black ink on the underside

and the Golden Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Ground Attack Fighters with Pennant "2

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of Panzer Regiment 5 was partA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original 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 48. 83 mm x 49. 19