Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden joining his unit in the

joining his unit in the field on the 14th

maker marked "FC ST" on the reverse

the Infantry Regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Kurhessische) No

code-named KIBITZ-15

(Reichsnährstand Landesbauernschaft Bayern Ehrenzeichen für 40 Jahre treue Dienste)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden joining his unit in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h),