Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler GTRexclude the obverse with an oval

the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath with a ribbon on the bottom and a Luftwaffe-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

clasp sewn in place to the lightly soiled original ribbon

he returned to the United Kingdom on August 24

He was excused (from) all parades till April 3rd when he reported sick

to the Royal Flying Corps

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler GTRexclude the obverse with an oval(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern, mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams,