Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of the desperate fighting around Ypres

the desperate fighting around Ypres

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of the desperate fighting around Ypres(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 53 mm (w) x 48. 51 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its original presentation