Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Prime example of this order

Prime example of this order

including Finland and the Soviet Union

surrounded by an open ended oak leaf wreath tied at the bottom by a ribbon

the British were able to fend off the French and complete their embarkation

measuring 30 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Prime example of this order(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 97 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,