Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude recipient of the KC with

recipient of the KC with Oak Leaves

white metal ribbon banner inscribed "HOSTI ACIE NOMINATI" overlaying a browning copper base

starting with securing the border in April 1941

still claiming to be Armstrong

Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class War Merit, With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude recipient of the KC with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on 18. 10. 1939 by A. H. (Issued 1939 1945). A Maltese cross in silvered zink, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, measuring 47. 24 mm (w) x 47. 65 mm (h), weighing 18. 2