Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity but the shirt is in

but the shirt is in an overall near extremely fine condition

Gunner Young of 5 Canadian Medium Regiment was a signaller with an Observational Post party which made a sea-borne landing behind enemy line near Cesenatico

arriving with them in the field on the 14th

3rd Class for 9 Years' service (silver

The original message is from Jan 19th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity but the shirt is in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,