with an acorn attached to the lower end of the lanyard
WWII German Civil Service Cotton Armband - In white cotton and black embroidered eagle
rodent chewing in the upper right corner)
with red-enamelled flames between the cross arms each bearing Bourbon fleurs-de-lis
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when an enemy shell set fire to an ammunition dump and wounded six men
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Archive with an acorn attached to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine