Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude originally compiled on February 12

originally compiled on February 12

I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for them” - signed “Best regards

until January 25

a Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR

Footnote: Adolf Hitler’s dinnerware set was partially designed by Hitler’s architect

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude originally compiled on February 12(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 10 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 60 mm (w) x 48. 50 mm (h), weighing 23. 7 grams, in