Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold the Central Mediterranean Area and

the Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe and entitled to wear the War Service Badge

measuring 281 mm in width x 148 mm in depth x 84 mm in height

as Italians felt more training was needed

He received his B

marked with the Canadian coat-of-arms and inscribed "1867-1992" on the lid

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold the Central Mediterranean Area and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.