Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Burke was determined to be

Burke was determined to be "average" officer material

was then transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on August 8th

with fading and moderate material-fatigue evident

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity Burke was determined to be(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 97 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,