Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive with the enamels of the

with the enamels of the six o’clock arm previously repaired

The Corps was comprised of 499 personnel and 379 horses

dark-brown bakelite buttons at the top

The suspender is the same as that used on the Indian Mutiny Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive with the enamels of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an a vertical pinback and an inscription of FESTUNG ST. NAZAIRE 1944 1945, both the pinback and inscription display evidence of postwar addition, measuring 48. 75 mm (w) x 48. 04 mm (h), weighing 24. 6 grams, in better than very fine condition.