Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Auction which he managed to evade

which he managed to evade

with the medal being delivered to the headquarters of the 187th Reserve Division

29 mm x 54

This badge was worn by members of the KNIL who volunteered to stay in Indonesia from the end of the Second World War in 1945

) Infantry Division (also known as Tiger Division)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler Auction which he managed to evade(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern, mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams,