Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on October 26

on October 26

unmarked (likley of French manufacture)

Badge in die stamped gilded brass

He was later named Captain in the 19th Lincoln Regiment on September 20

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on October 26(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.