Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed Seven months after arriving in

Seven months after arriving in England and having received additional training

almost entirely absences without leave but with other indications of insubordination

Wooden handle with light contact on the reverse and without chipping

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

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

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed Seven months after arriving in(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