Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity stamped in black ink "1901"

stamped in black ink "1901" with light wear and spotting on the bottom

California aboard the Sumter-class attack transport USS Baxter (APA-94) on August 12

1942 and signed in blue crayon by General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff (1886–1950)

addressed to American occupation authorities in postwar Germany

a red embroidered cross in the centre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity stamped in black ink "1901"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period