Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for Afrikakorps Service visually-hidden obverse illustrating the right-facing bust

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Pope Pius X

The War Cross replaced the Military Order of Maria Cristina

a Kriegsmarine emblem

to commemorate the achievements of armoured divisions during Panzer assaults

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for Afrikakorps Service visually-hidden obverse illustrating the right-facing bust(Afrikakorps Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a recipient who served with the Afrikakorps, featuring three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939,