A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive 1919 and sent back to

1919 and sent back to Leipzig

The foot portion of the boots are constructed of two glossy leather panels with a large forward panel by the instep and a smaller rear panel covering the heel

measuring 28mm

only three survived to reach the objective and beat off the German counter-attack

This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive 1919 and sent back toA mid war example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid underneath the pin; measuring 47. 62 mm x 47. 30 mm; weighing 19. 1 grams; light to