Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Kerbach & Österhelt Archive " in blue ink at

" in blue ink at the lower left

with correction of "M"

All are unmarked and come with original ribbons

the underside is synthetic and finished in a reddish-brown colour

where he convalesced for three weeks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Kerbach & Österhelt Archive " in blue ink at(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integrated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 96 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h), weighing 19. 8