Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Mint War Merit Crosses, By Deschler & Sohn Auction he left for service in

he left for service in the French theatre on May 8

though poppies grow / In Flanders Fields

with two Clasps: Rifle and Carbine (the Rifle clasp maker marked "N

(Heer Fallschirmschützenabzeichen)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Mint War Merit Crosses, By Deschler & Sohn Auction he left for service in(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A pair of War Merit Crosses, including: 1. A II Class Cross, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathted mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 10 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h),