Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive 3 Battalion Garrison Regiment on

3 Battalion Garrison Regiment on December 24th

from April 14 to 22

Originally the Order was for military only but it was revised in 1939 and is now Paraguay’s highest order for military and civil merit

London auto dealership calendar dated March 1954 on the wall in the background

During the war he was wounded at least three times

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive 3 Battalion Garrison Regiment on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.