Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Auction Archive seven lightning bolts above the

seven lightning bolts above the ship representing the Marconi distress signal sent by the ship

The leather chinstrap has hardened with age but remains intact

Ink signed by GFM Albert “Kesserling” (KC w/Brilliants recipient)

1968-1991 (two-piece construction

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 Case by Wilhelm Deumer

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Auction Archive seven lightning bolts above the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; marked 62 for Herbach & Oesterhelt, Dresden on the reverse of the pin; measuring 48. 36 mm (w)