Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with original straight ribbon

with original straight ribbon

he was Mentioned in Despatches in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel at Headquarters

1936 to June 1938) and was a Policeman in civil life

From November 1943 to August 1945

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with original straight ribbon(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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 maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 78 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish with a sporadic