Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity it features further communication between

it features further communication between Michael’s parents and the mayor of Deurne (Antwerp) about his burial

the family later moving to Holly Village

Some of these medals appear from sewing on the ribbon to have actually been worn

affixed to a dark brown lacquered wooden pedestal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity it features further communication between(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crosses swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 05 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm