Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt Auction Corporal Cox suffered a perforating

Corporal Cox suffered a perforating gun shot wound to the left eye

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with minor oxidation evident to the core of the cross

a second standing figure wearing the Commander of the Order placed between pages 8 and 9

Directly underneath the eagle is an additional insignia in the form of a light brown cotton rhombus

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt Auction Corporal Cox suffered a perforating(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h),