Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive the inside lined in black

the inside lined in black cotton

by maker “20” (marked underneath pin)

He was serving with the 4 L

and in May to Landesschützen Battalion 847

15 "Florian Geyer"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive the inside lined in black(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on the reverse with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 57 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall