Nazi second merit war medal

[treasure diver ct]

Found this a while back while diving in South Africa Cape town, a Nazi second merit war medal, in very bad shape but still an interesting find in the location it was found

 

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[certman68]

I was curious so I looked this up.

For those interested in the detail of the award. See here and below (from Wikipedia below).

This award was created by Adolf Hitler in 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (same medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded the same as the Iron Cross: War Merit Cross Second Class, War Merit Cross First Class, and Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service in battle above and beyond the call of duty (but not worthy of an Iron Cross which was more a bravery award), and without swords for meritorious service behind the lines which could also be awarded to civilians. Recipients had to have the lower grade of the award before getting the next level. There was also another version below the 2nd class simply called the War Merit Medal (German: Kriegsverdienstmedaille), set up in 1940 for civilians in order to offset the large number of 2nd class without swords being awarded. It was usually given to those workers in factories who significantly exceeded work quotas.

 

[kingskid1611]

That's Interesting! How deep was it?

 

[treasure diver ct]

Yip... Not deeps at all I normally go just beyond where other guys can get to but people can swim this was at around 2 meters if I remember correctly