Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction A group of Third Reich

A group of Third Reich period badges

Service Records and correspondence from Ottawa

All in very fine condition

A very rare Prinzen size cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction A group of Third Reich(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 03 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, with loss of