Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold number impressed "139408" on the

number impressed "139408" on the reverse

the latter bearing a central engraved Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Lady Commanders shoulder badge

pitting evident in the azure blue enamels

his military service on pages 12 and 32

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold number impressed "139408" on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing 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 Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 27 mm (w) x 48. 27 mm (h),