Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity 31 mm x 37 mm

31 mm x 37 mm

under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D

a Maltese cross in bronzed tombak

some small holes throughout however free of staining

measuring 33 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity 31 mm x 37 mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on 18. 10. 1939 by A. H. (Issued 1939 1945). A Maltese cross in silvered zink, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, measuring 47. 24 mm (w) x 47. 65 mm (h), weighing 18. 2