Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold these battalions were renumbered and

these battalions were renumbered and the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion became the present day 2nd Battalion

the significance of which is unknown

and the United States Army

In the early twentieth century

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold these battalions were renumbered and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.