Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of he continued to make his

he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War

an award certificate for the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

a Polish Jesuit and Catholic priest

this one from the War Service Records Department

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of he continued to make his(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei makers code, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of card