Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case GTRexclude one with a single push

one with a single push pin while the other one has been lost to time

paint chipping along with surface rust and oxidation evident

maker marked in Chinese on the reverse

It is issued to Lieutenant Hermann Abend of the 6th Detachment of Grenadier Regiment 521

his permission to do so finally granted in Italy by Lieutenant-Colonel Ritchie

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case GTRexclude one with a single push(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, 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 vertical pinback, measuring 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather