Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive with reverse attachment prong

with reverse attachment prong

various correspondence

Original bow-tied ribbon with pinback

loop for suspension (marked “40” for berg & Nolte

A Wehrpass & Records to the 847th Battalion - Georg Bauer Wehrpass and Health Record with statements and X-ray

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive with reverse attachment prong(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the centre pierced by crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 49. 65 mm (w) x 48. 80 mm (h), most of the finish has been lost, in overall very fine