Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold also known as the Medal

also known as the Medal of Sanayi was generally awarded for loyalty

1941 he was promoted to Gefreiter after his unit had taken part in the Battle of Kiev

the obverse presenting the Emperor’s banner bearing a plum blossom

Footnote: 184th Airborne Division Nembo (184th Divisione Paracadutisti Nembo) was an airborne division of the Italian Army during World War II

circumscribed by a depressed inscription of “NACHT-ORIENTIERUNGSFAHRT HOCHLAND 1937” (“NIGHT ORIENTATION DRIVE HOCHLAND 1937”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker Hold also known as the Medal(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 and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 48. 45 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams, accompanied