Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive 25 mm x 50

25 mm x 50

Lieutenant Colonel Le Clair's loyalty

to the 1st Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre

Military Cross (Croix Militaire)

Kreis-Spiel-und Sportfest badge (25-25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive 25 mm x 50(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original