Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a hand gripping a sword

was the Substantive Officer Commanding the unit

He showed coolness and resource in handling the teams and despatching them to safety

The actual reprinted portion of the 1879 publication begins with two Notices

V (OOC) at Becelaère

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden the obverse bearing a raised(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.