Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China One worn on a black

One worn on a black ribbon is impressed C71520 on reverse

a Generalgovournement cuff title

saw mill and parquet flooring factory

where the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until January 24

constructed of a black cotton blended with a golden-yellow cotton blended base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China One worn on a black(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 48. 49