Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold the significance of which is

the significance of which is unknown

when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right elbow at Ypres

The underside of the visor is also in grey twill wool

Lieutenant Baker (later Captain Baker

and the United States Army

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold the significance of which is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.