Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive an eight-point silver star composed

an eight-point silver star composed of clusters of seven faceted rays of increasing lengths

He was taken on strength at the Reinforcement Pool on June 7

(Heer Gebirgsjäger Schulterklappen)

the belt with twenty-seven items attached: four cap badges (British The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive an eight-point silver star composed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Descher & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 42 mm (h), weighing 23. 7