Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1851 stated that the United

1851 stated that the United States Government awarded medals to thirty-nine officers and crew of the Royal Navy ships HMS Endymion

soiled medal bed)

small chip in the blue enamels on the stock of the anchor

in uniform and with the Condor Legion cuff title clearly visible

On November 29th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1851 stated that the United(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. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.