Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold the larger with a 48

the larger with a 48 mm knurled pin

marked “950” for silver content

Sewn in place on the left side is a SS-Gebirgstruppen cap Edelweiss flower

he enlisted in the Prussian Army as Sekondleutnant (Second Lieutenant)

114 Bombing Squadron

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold the larger with a 48(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback displaying the number 1, measuring 46 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux