Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive consisting of a Cross Pattée

consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath

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two sections (four guns) limbering up when the Afghans were 15 yards away

1 Clasp - PALESTINE 1945-48 (P/ JX

During his military career he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive consisting of a Cross Pattée(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 16. 3 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in