Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive with thirty-two pages of text

with thirty-two pages of text printed in black ink

A very fine matching pair of third reich period German Gendarmerie Oberleutnant shoulder boards

while advancing into Normandy against the 12th Panzer Division

1st/9th Battalion

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive with thirty-two pages of textAn example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.