Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity A 1937 Garnisontag Fürth Pfingsten

A 1937 Garnisontag Fürth Pfingsten badge

the 88th became aware of their predicament upon seeing a Confederate officer leading a squad of men to their rear

serving from June 20

Constructed of blackened iron with silvered appliques (fastened to the obverse with pins visible on obverse)

He was also awarded with an Iron Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity A 1937 Garnisontag Fürth Pfingsten(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss