Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords & Packet By K. Quenzer Auction the son of George Bainbridge

the son of George Bainbridge and Nellie May Bainbridge of Medicine Hat

He is confirmed as having been taken prisoner during Operation Husky

6 in Halifax

1938 and was taken by Sportbild-Verlag Max Schirner

he began service with H

Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords & Packet By K. Quenzer Auction the son of George BainbridgeAn absolutely mint and unissued War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with an absolutely mint and unissued ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves