Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of (Protivovazdushna i Himimicheska Zashtita /

(Protivovazdushna i Himimicheska Zashtita / Противовъздушна и Химимическа Защита)

A guide light from one of the minesweepers then guided the landing craft into the lagoon

The establishment of the Order of the Redeemer was decided by the Fourth National Assembly at Argos in 1829

Army Award Document

flanked on the left by a shield bearing the coat of arms of the Teutonic Order (Hochmeisterkreuz) and on the right by a shield bearing the coat of arms of Kurland

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of (Protivovazdushna i Himimicheska Zashtita /(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm