Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed Wooden handle with light contact

Wooden handle with light contact on the reverse and without chipping

then transferred and admitted six weeks later to Brant Military Hospital in Burlington

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

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

067 other ranks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed Wooden handle with light contact(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