Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of as well as an assortment

as well as an assortment of loose straps and clips

LOOS” and “C

bearing a central inscription “FELDGENDARMERIE” of identical construction unmarked

letters sent to Lt

he was posted to the 13th Brigade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of as well as an assortment(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 53 mm (h), weighing 23.