Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction two pins with single tie

two pins with single tie tack back)

safety plug

The Hospital was staffed by Canadian nurses and medical personnel from the Canadian Army Medical Corps

All in very fine condition

Service Records and correspondence from Ottawa

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction two pins with single tie(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 03 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, with loss of