Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case Archive and substantial rust damage to

and substantial rust damage to the staples holding the book together

21 of which during night flights

Its sections cover the entire area of Slavonia

all topped by a royal crown

Type II (1889-1903)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case Archive and substantial rust damage to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather