A WWII Nazi German Third Reich Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords featuring a pattee cross with a single piece iron core and a solid silvered metal plate, the obverse of the award features an embossed, central, canted swastika with the reinstitution date 1939, to the bottom arm, and 1813 to the reverse. And a WWII Nazi German Third Reich War Merit Cross featuring the form of a Maltese style cross with a circular centerpiece with an embossed, canted, swastika encircled by a nicely detailed oak leaf wreath on two crossed swords to the obverse, with the reverse showing the year 1939. Both complete with ribbons. German Historical Collectables And Memorabilia. Second World War Nazi Decorations And Third Reich Military Collectibles.