Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive During the whole year of

During the whole year of 1945 the Camp Staff was opening and stealing from all the Red Cross parcels that were supposed to be distributed to us

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silvered pommel fully surrounded by raised oak leaves on a pebbled background

consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath

This man and four others volunteered for this work and repeatedly carried messages between Battn

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive During the whole year of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 16. 3 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in