Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold And so he died in

And so he died in the fulfillment of his duties to the Führer

silver frame marked "2" and "800"

died in an accident

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold And so he died in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, 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 pinback, measuring 49 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather