Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude the bow of the ship

the bow of the ship that brought the students to America immediately to the right with the ship's name "MÜNCHEN" on it

the orb bearing a cross in the claws on the right of the Prussian eagle insignia coming away slightly from the base

but it's known that these buckles were made by Braca Knaus

An Iron Cross Second Class

All but one of the B-25s ran out of fuel before reaching their recovery airfields in China and as a result

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude the bow of the ship(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern mit Etui). Instituted 18. 10. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). 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 on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked 1 on the reverse of the catch for Deschler &