Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of ribbon faded

ribbon faded

He was captured by the Red Army and held as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union until 1949

each ray surrounded by a corded border

he was able to make a partial recovery and continue with his military career

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of ribbon faded(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 revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,