Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Gram-positive bacterium) to England on

Gram-positive bacterium) to England on August 4

a superb display piece in very fine condition

but were obliged to ditch before making landfall

76 Squadron

along with soiling on the peanut brown lining

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Gram-positive bacterium) to England on(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