Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo

Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo (184th Divisione Paracadutisti Nembo) was an airborne division of the Italian Army during World War II

minor enamel loss to crown

the obverse presenting the Emperor’s banner bearing a plum blossom

1941 he was promoted to Gefreiter after his unit had taken part in the Battle of Kiev

located in Nashville

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 48. 45 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams, accompanied