Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Buy Now Oberleutnant of the Luftwaffe

Oberleutnant of the Luftwaffe

the reverse inscribed “Für Auszeichnung im Kriege” (German - For Merit at War)

he took part in the Battle of Britain

Photos of the invasion beaches in Italy

1865: Retirement as Major General with pension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Buy Now Oberleutnant of the Luftwaffe(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