Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude He was taken on strength

He was taken on strength at the Canadian Railway Troops Depot on June 9

The exact number awarded is unknown

all contemporary very fine quality strikings

China (Republic)

numbered on the edge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords GTRexclude He was taken on strength(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering, measuring 48. 85 mm (w) x 48. 65 mm (h); weighing 21. 8 grams; in virtually mint condition.