Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold when at the age of

when at the age of 22

presented on a 140 mm-long woven ribbon

Late Pattern NSDAP Political Leadership Swallow's Nest for Kreigsleitung Trumpeters and Musicians

of circular construction (48

McKee was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel on April 17

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Hold when at the age of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.