The CO recommended that Cpl Dixon's appilcation be approved stating that Cpl Dixon's service in his present employment of carpenter and cabinet maker in the CEPE (Central Experimental and Proving Establishment) workshops has been entirely satisfactory
band constructed of dark navy wool with silver green embroidered seven-flame grenade and black leather chin strap on front half attached on sides by silvered buttons
An impressive and large multiple ray four armed star in silver
with three of its four plastic buttons intact
An early badge and typical quality for the period
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Wächtler & Lange Archive The CO recommended that Cpl(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with LDO code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 49. 04 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.