Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold a large 1915 Iron Cross

a large 1915 Iron Cross badge

consisting of an eight-pointed star with pebbled raise

A 1934 HJ (Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth) & DJ (Deutsche Jugend/German Youngsters) Zeltlager Paderborn badge (19-27

The eagle insignia measures 90 mm (w) x 80 mm (h)

Acid-etched onto the obverse is an inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT” (“IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold a large 1915 Iron Cross(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 53 mm (w) x 48. 51 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its original presentation