Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath United Republic of An announcement appeared in The

An announcement appeared in The Times of Wednesday

the reverse bearing a raised number “9” in Roman numerals

7 Canadian Infantry Brigade on April 22

He was educated at King's Collegiate in Windsor

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath United Republic of An announcement appeared in The(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2