Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity His comrade saw the action

His comrade saw the action unfold from the deck of another ship of the same fleet

missing its latch and does not close fully

Footnote: This firm is currently unidentified as to who they are

which was the only maker of this award

This is a collection of eighteen wartime photographs taken during the visit of Secretary of State Albert Ganzenmüller at the Kassel Reichsbahn train repair and maintenance facility

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity His comrade saw the action(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.