Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction The squadron suffered serious losses

The squadron suffered serious losses because of poor conditions and Soviet air defence

measuring 44 mm (h) x 37 mm (w)

the reverse maker marked “DESCHLER

marked “Fec

It was here that he was made a Lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry Battalion under his uncle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction The squadron suffered serious losses(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, also bearing hand etched recipient initials of G. W. and a date of