Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive the German Cross in Gold

the German Cross in Gold

Charles Connon of Auchnagatt

two to drag his comrades to safety and one to retrieve their Bren gun

he married Beryl Heyworth in 1930

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive the German Cross in Gold(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback displaying the number 1, measuring 46 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux