Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the 88th became aware of

the 88th became aware of their predicament upon seeing a Confederate officer leading a squad of men to their rear

A 1937 Garnisontag Fürth Pfingsten badge

serving from June 20

being placed in the 7th Battery of SS Mountain Artillery Regiment 7 “Prinz Eugen” to undergo basic training

of which the Earl of Lichfield is her cousin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the 88th became aware of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss