Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity He was posted to the

He was posted to the 17th Reserve Battalion from May 6 to July 17

which was the only maker of this award

dated to 28 May 1918

His comrade saw the action unfold from the deck of another ship of the same fleet

Footnote: This firm is currently unidentified as to who they are

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity He was posted to the(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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.