Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity the reverse with its trademark

the reverse with its trademark Zimmermann manufacture four rivets

Footnote: Asa Bird Gardiner (September 30

affixed to a dark brown lacquered wooden pedestal

- George VI (B)

it features further communication between Michael’s parents and the mayor of Deurne (Antwerp) about his burial

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity the reverse with its trademark(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses 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 but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm