A War Merit Cross Second Class With Packet Of Issue GTRexclude assigned to take the city

assigned to take the city of Stalingrad and cover approximately 800 kilometers of front

he embarked for Japan on April 3

center ring in gold

symbolic of the Communist Partisan movement

contained within period red case of issue

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Packet Of Issue GTRexclude assigned to take the cityA War Merit Cross Second Class (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in bronze; with original unworn ribbon and packet of issue and paper wrappings; ribbon is vertically striped red white black white red; measuring 47 mm x 48 mm; ribbon in mint condition, packet has started to come apart due to age, cross in fair condition due to corrosion.