Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive After two years in the

After two years in the European theatre of operations

White with a strength of 44 officers and 1

Airmen's Medal

who later became the Austrian War Minister

measuring 57 mm in diameter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn Archive After two years in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 10 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 60 mm (w) x 48. 50 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, in