Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity measures 39

measures 39

was then transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on August 8th

maker marked  M 7/45 (Karl Bocker

The regiment was disbanded in 1943 due to losses on the Eastern Front

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity measures 39(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 97 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,