A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid GTRexclude This cap is without notable

This cap is without notable flaws of any kind besides light wear to the Luftwaffe civil employee insignia due to natural ageing

one 2nd Canadian Corps Patch

He advised Hitler not to attack the Soviet Union in 1941

QE: each for additional six years' service (2046427 SPR

followed by Commander in December 1926 and later

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid GTRexclude This cap is without notableA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter; in silvered zink; vertical pinback; maker marked 3 (Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid) on reverse; measuring 47. 63 mm x 46. 96 mm; weighing 18. 6 grams; majority of silvering has worn off due to age, otherwise better than very fine condition.