Accompanied by Ribbon Bar (Defence Medal
with fragile red enamels exhibiting some loss
the enamels portray cracks and chips throughout but specifically on the wreath
overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika
(Armee Kreuz 1813/1814 - Kanonenkreuz)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now Accompanied by Ribbon Bar (Defence(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 49. 33 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams,