Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive for the Rescue of Survivors

for the Rescue of Survivors from the submarine USS Squalus

three 9th Infantry Division

pin marked G

Official replacement medal

this time to 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron on January 14

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive for the Rescue of Survivors(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombak, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback displaying the number 1, measuring 46 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux