Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle

overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Accompanied by Ribbon Bar (Defence Medal

Iceland for service in the North Atlantic Region

with fragile red enamels exhibiting some loss

the enamels portray cracks and chips throughout but specifically on the wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 49. 33 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams,