Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of A guide light from one

A guide light from one of the minesweepers then guided the landing craft into the lagoon

flanked on the left by a shield bearing the coat of arms of the Teutonic Order (Hochmeisterkreuz) and on the right by a shield bearing the coat of arms of Kurland

with central “FR” monogram of King Frederick the Great of Prussia

Berlin” on the obverse

Army Award Document

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of A guide light from one(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm