Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer United Republic of Footnote: The Order of the

Footnote: The Order of the Academic Palms was instituted on March 17

1963 and awarded in recognition of exceptional service to the state

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Southeastern Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Belleville

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer United Republic of Footnote: The Order of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 19 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish to high contact points, in near