Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Cyr’s experience is captured by

Cyr’s experience is captured by Veteran Affairs Canada in numerous short interviews complete with video and written transcripts which can be found here: https://www

the sweatband with a series of slits

Constructed of partially gilded silver with Gold and enamels

the reverse maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “39” for Robert Beck

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Cyr’s experience is captured by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an atypical round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 98 mm (w) x 46. 50 mm (h), weighing 20. 3