Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity the regiment took part in

the regiment took part in all the major battles of the North African Campaign including the Relief of Tobruk in November 1941

marked L/11 under catch

a Civil Service 25-Year Long Service Decoration

measuring 71 mm (w) x 131 mm (d) x 30 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity the regiment took part in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 60 mm (h),