Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold for ribbon bars and three

for ribbon bars and three awards

the Minister of Veterans Affairs

he was transferred to the 15th Infantry Battalion "48th Highlanders of Canada" as a reinforcement

/ Hauptbüro HAMBURG" with various code stampings and pasted typewritten identifications on their the reverses

inclusive of its trophy of arms suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold for ribbon bars and three(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the revere with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 63 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 18. 1 grans, most of