Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold as Italians felt more training

as Italians felt more training was needed

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

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

dated September 30

measuring 281 mm in width x 148 mm in depth x 84 mm in height

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold as Italians felt more training(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.