Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of A guide light from one

A guide light from one of the minesweepers then guided the landing craft into the lagoon

and the miniature in a simple cardstock box

(Mecklenburg-Schwerin Paar Schulterklappen für einen Generalmajor)

(Protivovazdushna i Himimicheska Zashtita / Противовъздушна и Химимическа Защита)

with central “FR” monogram of King Frederick the Great of Prussia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of A guide light from one(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm