A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive hallmarked and numbered "14446" on

hallmarked and numbered "14446" on reverse

only three survived to reach the objective and beat off the German counter-attack

1919 and sent back to Leipzig

a thin wire loop attached to the ends of the braided portions

Jean Chapman of Toronto

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive hallmarked and numbered "14446" onA mid war example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid underneath the pin; measuring 47. 62 mm x 47. 30 mm; weighing 19. 1 grams; light to