Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive on the occasion of the

on the occasion of the 50th anniversary

1940 and posted to Overseas Headquarters at Odiham

his nationality as British

all four pockets incorporating a fold over flap with a reinforced button hole and a large bronze button bearing the Army eagle insignia

mounted to a silver base via three copper pins

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive on the occasion of the(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 revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,