Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed under age personnel and those

under age personnel and those who sought transfer to the United States Army in the United Kingdom

the inscription in Latin VICTORIA FRIDERICI MAGN having worn off the shield in her left hand

an auxiliary police force responsible for all tasks resulting from air raids

rendered extraordinary services to the needy in time of public calamities

Werner firms attempt to “personalize” this otherwise textbook Wagner style cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed under age personnel and those(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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 20 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams,