Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Hold the centrepiece retaining its magnetic

the centrepiece retaining its magnetic metal backplate

overlaid by a shield with crossed swords

stating that on the Day of the Wehrmacht in 1943 the O

A large period photograph depicting a close-up portrait of Konstantin Hierl

on May 20th and Pragnell named Officer Commanding and assuming command of the 1st Reserve Battalion on July 31st

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Hold the centrepiece retaining its magnetic(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48.