Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case GTRexclude An 8 pointed silver star

An 8 pointed silver star with gold centre

000 men killed and wounded

particularly his problem with varicose veins on both legs made it impossible for him to do any kind of front service

The war was triggered by the expansionist aims of the Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano López but had much to do with control of the rich River Plate area

McNAUGHTON) in Case of Issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case GTRexclude An 8 pointed silver star(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather