Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold measuring 281 mm in width

measuring 281 mm in width x 148 mm in depth x 84 mm in height

He received his B

inscribed "Zweidornschnalle nach Vorschrift der Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP" marked "C" and numbered "No 416516"

1941 he had flown another 32 sorties

Six years passed before conflict in the Koreas enticed McDonald to enlist as a Gunner with the Royal Canadian Artillery on June 5

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold measuring 281 mm in width(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.