Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold and it was reinstituted on

and it was reinstituted on September 12

and 525 mm in the arms

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on 20 September 1941 and was promoted to Obergefreiter (Corporal) on 1 March 1942

the diamond and rubies intact

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Hold and it was reinstituted on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 80 mm (w) x 47. 81