Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of 8 mm Ribbon Bar and

8 mm Ribbon Bar and its 3

or 3 1/8 inches)

he was transferred to the Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot on January 4

with erasing and correction to the serial number and the first initial

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of 8 mm Ribbon Bar andA fine example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in silvered tombak; 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 plain, with a tapered vertical pinback, barrel hinge, and rounded wire catch; an unmarked example; measuring 47. 10 mm (w) x 47. 52 mm