Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive who later became the Austrian

who later became the Austrian War Minister

white and black checkered pattern in the wool which encompasses it

measuring 57 mm in diameter

After two years in the European theatre of operations

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive who later became the Austrian(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 10 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 60 mm (w) x 48. 50 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, in