A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold the regulation was further amended

the regulation was further amended and the Necklace of Merit grade class was abolished

at the age of 20 and is remembered with honour on the Runnymede Memorial

The new regiment’s purpose was to serve as a specialized armoured unit equipped with modified tanks used to safely carry infantry to their objectives

A Mint Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Zimmermann - Silver with black paint

8 grams in tombak

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Hold the regulation was further amendedA mid war example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered zink; 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 barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid underneath the pin; measuring 47. 62 mm x 47. 30 mm; weighing 19. 1 grams; light to