Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold opening with a functional hinge

opening with a functional hinge to reveal a plain interior

The dual cuff patches are red wool backers with silver aluminum wire insignia held in place by pebbled

light soiling evident on the wool band on the left side

disemarking at Le Havre on the 15th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold opening with a functional hinge(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 86 mm (w) x 47. 27 mm (h), weighing 19. 8 grams, a rare