Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of while it is stamped “ET64”

while it is stamped “ET64” for “Eisenhüttenwerke” manufacture on the interior of the helmet below the left ear

the obverse of each bearing machine-embroidered silver-grey insignia bisected by white threaded bands

Tarawa Lieutenant Commander Donald G

Flight Sub Lieutenant Charles Torryburn Brimer

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of while it is stamped “ET64”(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 68 mm (w) x 49. 13 mm (h), weighing