Type III with Cypher of Albert I (in bronze gilt
where 250 Commonwealth prisoners from Hong Kong and 75 Americans from the Philippines soon joined them
(Militär-Verdienstkreuz VI
with one large pocket on the breast and one slot below for a sword or bayonet at the waist
one Pair of Flight Lieutenant Slip-On Shoulder Rank Insignia (light blue and black embroidered stripes on bluish-gray wool
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of Type III with Cypher of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.