Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, With Case Newly Listed 2nd Class (bronze gilt and

2nd Class (bronze gilt and enamels

with etched details and a swastika located at either end

/JG 27 on 6 December 1941

” the cap features two vertically oriented silvered aluminum buttons on the front

All of the letters from Lydia to John were written before they were married

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, With Case Newly Listed 2nd Class (bronze gilt and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x 47. 97 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black