Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case Auction Archive SACCHINI MILANO" on the obverse

SACCHINI MILANO" on the obverse

It was here that Private First Class Strug was to be a participant in the Battle of Guadalcanal (code named Operation Watchtower by American forces)

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only slight chip and minimal cracking to enamel

trimmed in silver bullion wire

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Kerbach & Oesterhelt, With Case Auction Archive SACCHINI MILANO" on the obverse(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Presenting as a Maltese cross in silvered tombac, 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 plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy cardstock with textured faux leather