Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Julius Bauer Söhne United Republic of He also saw service with

He also saw service with 12 Canadian Field Security Section for two months (February to April 1944)

and I Class

the letter opener shows minor scratching and loss of finish

Spanish-style castles in the corners of the cross indicating a past camp commander

He resigned and was honorably discharged from service on August 17

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Julius Bauer Söhne United Republic of He also saw service with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 08 mm (w) x 47.