Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China constructed of a black cotton

constructed of a black cotton blended with a golden-yellow cotton blended base

36 mm and weighing 35

presenting toned silver and wear edges

saw mill and parquet flooring factory

where the battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until January 24

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China constructed of a black cotton(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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 48. 49