A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive Dedication to freedom and democracy

Dedication to freedom and democracy

Machine embroidered in white threads on dark green background

aged 65 years

full of entries

The scabbard fittings with light contact overall

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive Dedication to freedom and democracyA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter; maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse and a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse maker marked L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid but otherwise left plain, but with a vertical tapered pinback, barrel hinge, and a slightly flattened wire catch; measuring 47. 45 mm x 47. 83 mm;