Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of measures approximately 48cm (or 19

measures approximately 48cm (or 19 ¾ inches) in length

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 9th Infantry brigade

published in the United Kingdom in 1988 by Spellmount Limited of Speldhurst

In his assessment

under the medal bed is attached a label from the maker’s workshop

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of measures approximately 48cm (or 19(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 68 mm (w) x 49. 13 mm (h), weighing