Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive He later immigrated to Canada

He later immigrated to Canada and joined the local militia near Winnipeg

Attached to the order are the following crosses and medals of merit: Crosses in Gold and Silver

in golden bakelite

92mm(w) x 46

embarking for service in the French theatre four days hence

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive He later immigrated to Canada(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, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate and with a stabilizing pin emanating from the twelve oclock arm, the six oclock arm maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker,