Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son United Republic of Eugen Weissmann (1892–1951)

Eugen Weissmann (1892–1951)

marked on reverse “L/56” (Funke & Brüninghaus

August 1st 1942 he was made an SS Oberführer

measuring 120 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

The book belonged to R

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son United Republic of Eugen Weissmann (1892–1951)(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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 35 mm (h), weighing 23.