Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker Buy Now Pennsylvania and served with 6th

Pennsylvania and served with 6th Cavalry

The Order was originally called the Order of the Indian Empire and had only one class (Companion)

(Erkennungsmarken)

the reverse bears the inscription “FUER VERDIENSTE UM DAS ROTHE KREUZ” (FOR MERIT IN THE RED CROSS)

of Hauppauge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker Buy Now Pennsylvania and served with 6th(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a threaded lug retaining a period original backplate, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 64 mm (h), weighing 21. 2 grams (inclusive of backplate), with loss of