Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of the regiment draws its men

the regiment draws its men from to counties of Hastings and Prince Edward and the unit's nickname 'Plough Jockeys' make it obvious that many of them came off the farm to fight

Containing eight pages

Slightly rusted in places

a shrapnel wound to the back and to the head

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of the regiment draws its men(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 revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,