Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold traffic on the road was

traffic on the road was forced to stop

inscribed "PRESENTED TO" and "FOR GALLANT SERVICES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18"

(Nationalsocialistisches Fliegerkorps = NSFK): In stamped silver nickel

gilt eagle with "P" in its talons on the inside lid

London Gazette 2 August 1945

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Hold traffic on the road was(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, presenting as a Maltese Cross, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a wreathed mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch, marked 1 on the reverse of the catch for maker Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring