Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the National Order of Merit

the National Order of Merit was created

red cabochons portray areas of chipping and discolouring

an original matching set in near extremely fine condition

reverse oval centerpiece shows the monogram MI within a blue enamelled outer circlet decorated with golden laurel wreath

A Hamburg Hanseatic Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the National Order of Merit(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h),