Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude On the reverse is a

On the reverse is a picture of Udet wearing the Knight’s Cross

Footnote: Edgar Cowan: 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 9294 Lance Corporal

59 mm (w) x 36

He was placed on command at the Canadian Railway Troops Depot on March 5

the two side panels are joined together at the front

Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude On the reverse is a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on 18. 10. 1939 by A. H. (Issued 1939 1945). A Maltese cross in silvered zink, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, measuring 47. 24 mm (w) x 47. 65 mm (h), weighing 18. 2