Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive Order for Military Merit

Order for Military Merit

His initial meeting with Crerar went poorly

Footnote: The medal was instituted on March 7

3 Clasps - NATAL

the obverse centre bears a war decoration of gilded bronze and multi-coloured enamel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive Order for Military Merit(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