Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction Archive RALPH W / 0-156086 T42

RALPH W / 0-156086 T42 A / REBA BAKER / 710 LANCASTER ST / BIG SPRING TEX

He was awarded the DFC for his part in detecting the attack on Ceylon and for alerting the Allies during that 1942 flight

measuring 34 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

after which he was elevated to the rank of Major on June 17

finely detailed

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction Archive RALPH W / 0-156086 T42(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering, measuring 48. 85 mm (w) x 48. 65 mm (h); weighing 21. 8 grams; in virtually mint condition.