Description
They advanced to the Hitler Line against heavy opposition
this untouched and complete collection of Assmann manufactured insignia is new to the global market
The face of the drum skirt features an SA Eagle clutching an oak leaf wreath with a swastika positioned in the centre of the wreath
5 mm x 202 mm x 39 mm
with age-appropriate material fatigue evident to the brocade and some loss of finish to the buckle
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity They advanced to the Hitler(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 reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,