Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold the Central Mediterranean Area and

the Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe and entitled to wear the War Service Badge

He received his B

as Italians felt more training was needed

The Battalion served in France and Belgium with the 5th Infantry Brigade

inscribed "Zweidornschnalle nach Vorschrift der Reichszeugmeisterei der NSDAP" marked "C" and numbered "No 416516"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold the Central Mediterranean Area and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.