Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction scuff mark on the bottom

scuff mark on the bottom

inside lid in simulated white satin

with award number “75” by awarded by decree of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito on 2 October 1953

It also states that he was the commanding general of the German “Afrika Korps” starting on Sep 1st

a small NSDAP supporter’s buttonhole badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction scuff mark on the bottom(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.