Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold each measuring 35 mm (w)

each measuring 35 mm (w) x 104 mm (l)

began early

Footnote: Helmut Scholz was born on July 12

Naming is officially impressed on the First War trio and the TFEM

they provided weapons and tools in exchange for military protection

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold each measuring 35 mm (w)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original