Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity In the pictures the young

In the pictures the young men can be seen wearing civilian clothes and RAD uniforms

XI - Amiens (The Beginning of the Hundred Days)

with gold crown with enameled detailing

a scarce early example in near extremely fine condition

A few lived in tea plantation bungalows or in bungalow outbuildings

Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity In the pictures the young(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 barrel hing and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 30 mm (w) x 47. 00 grams, weighing 18. 0 grams,