Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son GTRexclude He was likely a friend

He was likely a friend and war comrade of Jesko's

Following a report that a suspicious car was parked near two buildings which had wide areas of glass in their walls and housed large numbers of staff

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “72” for Wilhelm Deumer

tape peeling away from the hinged area along the back edge

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son GTRexclude He was likely a friend(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 35 mm (h), weighing 23.