Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity 17 mm (w) x 55

17 mm (w) x 55

February to July 1941"

Footnote: Hubert Schmundt was born on September 19

Cunning of Toronto

Hawkins in the mountains of western North Carolina was named in his honor

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity 17 mm (w) x 55(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 raised barrel hinge and flat vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x 47. 72 mm (h),