Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Taylor with a strength of

Taylor with a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks

Edward and Warren

especially his knee

the other lug having been lost to time

on ribbon with attached eagle from gilded brass

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Taylor with a strength of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.