Along the exterior along the waistband is a single belt loop
He was released the following month and expelled from the French occupation zone
engraver marked "PAUL DUPUIS" on the obverse
" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and "1" on the reverse
A badge constructed of oval shaped neusilber (nickel silver) construction
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Hold Along the exterior along the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, retaining an original wax paper liner,