Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed In nickel plated stamped steel

In nickel plated stamped steel with stamped brass face plate affixed by two tabs

They were ordered to travel to British ports and assist the British Royal Navy in the event of a war with Nazi Germany

Promoted to Major

2mm (w) x 2 mm (h) mounted for wear

almost entirely absences without leave but with other indications of insubordination

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed In nickel plated stamped steel(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of card