Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Archive inscribed "GAUVERGLEICHS-KAMPF 1939 DER LEICHTATHLETEN"

inscribed "GAUVERGLEICHS-KAMPF 1939 DER LEICHTATHLETEN" below and framed by the inscription "BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG-SÜDWEST"

with two brass ball-style buttons securing the panels at the front

with two metal buckles for length adjustment

there was social pressure to do so - Who wore the iron jewelry had proven to be a patriot

Civil War period Patriotic Suffering Medal - (Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Archive inscribed "GAUVERGLEICHS-KAMPF 1939 DER LEICHTATHLETEN"(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 round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 48. 45 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams, accompanied