Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo

Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo (184th Divisione Paracadutisti Nembo) was an airborne division of the Italian Army during World War II

also known as the Medal of Sanayi was generally awarded for loyalty

(Roter Adlerorden

located in Nashville

It identifies the item as a Christmas present to “our revered commander Colonel Kühne”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 48. 45 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams, accompanied