Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude when Carlist forces launched a

when Carlist forces launched a surprise offensive on March 5

Chief Instr

before being transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on July 23rd

88 mm x 182 mm

one BWM and VM mounted together with pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude when Carlist forces launched a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, 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. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss