Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The pommel is oval-shaped and

The pommel is oval-shaped and features an insignia composed of a shield surmounted by a coronet

displaying intact stitching throughout

Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a distinguished honourary order of Luxembourg

arriving with them in the field on the 14th

Gunner Young of 5 Canadian Medium Regiment was a signaller with an Observational Post party which made a sea-borne landing behind enemy line near Cesenatico

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity The pommel is oval-shaped and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,