Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Hold Edge nicks and pitting on

Edge nicks and pitting on the EM

it was the only female youth organization in Nazi Germany

Bronze Grade medal with Crown and Swords

Footnote: The medal was established on May 26

illustrating Private Hislop in his dress uniform

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Hold Edge nicks and pitting on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 16. 3 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in