Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity lightly armored commerce raider also

lightly armored commerce raider also hastened her obsolescence

The box measures 91 mm x 63 x 23 mm

displaying intact stitching throughout

3rd Class for 9 Years' service (silver

but the shirt is in an overall near extremely fine condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity lightly armored commerce raider also(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 reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,