Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now In copper washed zink

In copper washed zink

very stiff from age

The Order of Merit in the Workplace was instituted on April 30

maker marked "BIRKS" on their reverses

by which time Tito was recognized by all Allied authorities (including the government-in-exile) as the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now In copper washed zink(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hing and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 30 mm (w) x 47. 00 grams, weighing 18. 0 grams,