Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold In November 1944

In November 1944

He was Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG

Footnote: Armando Vittorio Diaz (1861-1928) was a general and then chief of staff of the Royal Italian armed forces during the final phases of the First World War

measuring 85 mm (w) x 104 mm (h)

An Iron Cross Second Class 1914 Watch Fob - With silver that has blackened overtime

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold In November 1944(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.