Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 1915 Second Battle of Ypres

1915 Second Battle of Ypres Medal - Bronze gilt

3cm x 10cm

the hinge cover intact

Medical Records and his Certificate of Service

inside marked C

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 1915 Second Battle of Ypres(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather