Military Merit Cross - 3rd Class
was that of Lieutenant Josef "Jos" Ghys in Operation Chaucer
where he was diagnosed with "Pleurisy" (inflammation of the pleurae
the panels are rolled up and secured in place with two brown bakelite buttons emanating from the right side meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left
the breeches measure approximately 390 mm across the waist
Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Decorations for the Anschluss and Pact of Steel Hold Military Merit Cross - 3rd(Auszeichungen). A pair of decorations, including: 1. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a date of 13. MRZ 1938, circumscribed by an inscription of EIN VOLK,