Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The letter addressed to his

The letter addressed to his mother Anna reads: as the current address of your son Arno is unknown to us

which could be used by the Germans to flood the valleys which opened the road to Berlin

His health record describes him as being blind in his right eye

in red case of issue (case scuffed

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The letter addressed to his(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 bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 18 mm (w) x 47.