Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude accompanied by its packet of

accompanied by its packet of issue with “Eisernes Kreuz 2

Assmann & Sohne

the reverse is marked “GES GESCHITZT NR

He was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold (May 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude accompanied by its packet of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 48. 49