Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction flying with his left hand

flying with his left hand only

Six matching (magnetic) pebbled grain cap buttons run vertically along the opening of the tunic

while in July 2006

the General Service Medal 1918-1962

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction flying with his left hand(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 20 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams,