He fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge
inscribed "Zweidornschnalle nach Vorschrift der Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP" marked "C" and numbered "No 416516"
for all four men
Sträuber then became a POW in Norway
The motto of the Order is "Imperatricis auspiciis" (Latin for "Under the auspices of the Empress")
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords Auction He fought at the Battle(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, unmarked, measuring 48. 09 mm (w) x 49. 06 mm (h), weighing 23. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.