Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, Cased, By Deschler Auction Archive Without this continual artillery support

Without this continual artillery support the advance of the Brigade up to and beyond the River SAVIO would undoubtedly have been seriously delayed

They did minor damage to an unfinished hangar

F/L Miller is of the rough diamond school

the quillon turning downward

as The 3rd Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles Canada

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, Cased, By Deschler Auction Archive Without this continual artillery support(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern im Etui). A maltese cross in silvered tombak with crossed swords between the arms of the cross; 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 with a vertical banjo style pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn; measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48.