Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of letters sent to Lt

letters sent to Lt

A posthumous award notice for a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) presented to Luise Clemm von Hohenberg

as well as an assortment of loose straps and clips

the exterior is completely lined by a blue cloth

53mm x 75mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of letters sent to Lt(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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 53 mm (h), weighing 23.