Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The knuckle bow is beautifully

The knuckle bow is beautifully decorated with ornate floral patterns and twisting brass

After 67 days of hospitalization with Trench Fever

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engraver marked "PAUL DUBOIS" on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The knuckle bow is beautifully(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterheld, Dresden, measuring 48. 53 mm (w) x 48.