Germany. A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords To Female Recipient Hold maker marked on the inside

maker marked on the inside lid

The letter took its name from Bolshevik revolutionary Grigory Zinoviev

Originally classified as an armored cruiser

Footnote : M

Germany. A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords To Female Recipient Hold maker marked on the insideMeasuring 147x208mm, near very fine condition with folding crease, and some scuffing and creasing. The certificate is named to Volksgenossin (female national comrade) Ursula Klotz in Kiel. She was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords on January 24, 1944. The document is signed in blue crayon by the Commanding General and Commander in Chief of Luftgau XI, General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff. Footnote: Ludwig Wolff was born on August 31, 1886