Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive circumscribed “Quinque Lustra”

circumscribed “Quinque Lustra”

Witt went on to lead his unit to Russia in 1941

Bosnian Regiment

GAUNT LONDON" on their reverses

It is unclear as to what ships he served

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive circumscribed “Quinque Lustra”(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