Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive above the right breast is

above the right breast is a cloth insignia

with aluminum buckles

with the body of the cap fabricated from a greenish-gray wool

He was to see another transfer in the new year

New Jersey since its earliest days

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive above the right breast is(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 1 for maker Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 52 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 23. 9 grams,