Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive " The announcement of his

" The announcement of his award of the Military Cross appeared in the Supplement to the London Gazette 36297 of Tuesday

all four pockets incorporating a fold over flap with a reinforced button hole and a large bronze button bearing the Army eagle insignia

and Jubilee Medal for the 100th Year Anniversary of Lenin's Birth 1870-1970

his nationality as British

surrounded by a ribboned wreath of oak leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive " The announcement of his(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 revere 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. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,