Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, With Case Hold emanating from the crossguard is

emanating from the crossguard is a lacquered bone blade with a semi-sharpened tip

a dozen of these recruits joined the RAF

While the soldiers consistently acquitted themselves well in battle

Dickson enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers on September 15

with the same maker mark on the hanger's reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, With Case Hold emanating from the crossguard is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x 47. 97 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black