Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold silvered zinc Armed Forces (Wehrmacht)

silvered zinc Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) Official's cypher on the upper

All British troops capitulated on March 9

Commander's cross

Third Class - silvered

and found himself in the infantry

Germany. A Mint War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold silvered zinc Armed Forces (Wehrmacht)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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; measuring 48. 33 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h); weighing 20. 0 grams; in near mint condition.