Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case GTRexclude A NSB “National Socialist Movement

A NSB “National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands/Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland” sleeve insignia

evacuation ship during Operation Hannibal

lightly soiled from proud period wear

letter accompanying the medals to the relative of the deceased

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case GTRexclude A NSB “National Socialist Movement(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 barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 09 mm (w) x 47. 62 mm (h), weighing 22. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case,