Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive marked Dutch import mark on

marked Dutch import mark on pin and catch with

the Reich Railroad directory acknowledges the information and states that there is now nothing that stands in the way of Becker’s promotion to Rottenmeister

He was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain

and was simultaneously put in command of 4th Army inspection

a Luftwaffe 12-Year Long Service Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive marked Dutch import mark on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 49 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather