Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Buy Now oxidzation mark near the wreath

oxidzation mark near the wreath at 3 o'clock

a beautiful commander cross presenting a Jerusalem cross in red enamels

pinned with dual gilded bronze rank pips and numerals “192”

The group was also charged with training the civilian population in civil defence subjects and air raid precautions

marked with an unknown maker mark and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Buy Now oxidzation mark near the wreath(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. 45 mm (w) x 48. 35 mm (h), weighing 23.