Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of and circumscribed “Das Rachediktat von

and circumscribed “Das Rachediktat von 1918 ist gelöscht” (The revenge conspiracy has been reversed)

illustrating a black swastika placed upon a white circle in the centre

an award certificate for the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

he continued to make his presence known in the army well into the Second World War

a Polish Jesuit and Catholic priest

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of and circumscribed “Das Rachediktat von(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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 with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei makers code, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of card