Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Klein & Quenzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was sent to Germany

he was sent to Germany to further his education

gold center

On the same day he was called up by the RAD for his labour service

his unit later landing at Utah Beach on June 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Klein & Quenzer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was sent to Germany(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 48 mm (w) x 47. 48