A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of high quality badge by the

high quality badge by the scarce maker

before being discharged on October 24th and posted to the Canadian General Base Depot

as well as the German Cross in Gold on November 14

When World War II began

from 1933 -1937 military attaché in London)

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of high quality badge by theA 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 plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with an integrated hinge and catch; measuring 47. 22 mm x 46. 64 mm; weighing 16. 5 grams; a proudly worn example, with all of its original