Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed 067 other ranks

067 other ranks

In nickel plated stamped steel with stamped brass face plate affixed by two tabs

2mm (w) x 2 mm (h) mounted for wear

Seven months after arriving in England and having received additional training

then transferred and admitted six weeks later to Brant Military Hospital in Burlington

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed 067 other ranks(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of card