Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity 135th Field Artillery (bronze gilt

135th Field Artillery (bronze gilt with red

with embossed stamp of the Admiralty

(55823 PTE

residue on enamels

stating that he had thirteen years' service with a Field Artillery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity 135th Field Artillery (bronze gilt(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.