Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the chinstrap rests upon a

the chinstrap rests upon a narrow vulcanfibre visor

17x18cm (7x 71/2)

marked “JFS 1943” on the reverse

the obverse presents a six point white and blue enamel star with a green enamel wreath with a small shield in each quadrant

Footnote: Private-Follower Feroz Khan was a Servant attending the 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry when he was Killed in Action on August 7

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the chinstrap rests upon a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x