Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Buy Now and on March 3

and on March 3

he was a lieutenant colonel in the Yugoslav People's Army reserves

despite danger and physical hardship brought about by lack of sleep for days on end

Constructed of die-stamped aluminum with a black painted wreathed swastika in the eagle’s talons

smooth finished brown leather tab stitched to the underside at the right end

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Buy Now and on March 3(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a screw and backplate, unmarked, measuring 49. 21 mm (w) x 48. 32 mm (h), weighing 29. 7 grams (inclusive of backplate), in near extremely fine condition.