Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Hold Cape Colony

Cape Colony

Footnote: The Comrades of The Great War were formed in 1917 as a non-political association to represent the rights of ex-service men and women who had served or had been discharged from service during World War I

flying over the Italian countryside

the knot and cord in aluminum wire and exhibiting minimal fraying at the base of the knot

he served in Burma on the Tonhon and Wuntho Expeditions

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Hold Cape ColonyAn example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.