the bottom of the wreath with two hooks connecting to a gilded zink pendant with a central radiant star flanked on each side by three laurel leaves
in turn retaining a period original full-size sash ribbon
Commander Robert Bartels of U-197 had radioed a distress signal on 20 August 1943
but can be easily replaced
who was the first Ascanian Margrave of Brandenburg
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia GTRexclude the bottom of the wreath(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of awards and insignia, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, 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 47. 46 mm (w) x 47. 82 mm