Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive parade mounting with an iron

parade mounting with an iron core

with Kirby being taken on strength by the 6th Reserve Battalion on January 31

packet worn but otherwise better than fine condition

comprising:1939-1945 Star

while he was asleep during a train journey in India to his native Nepal in 1967

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive parade mounting with an iron(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2