Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with minor wear of finish

with minor wear of finish evident in addition to catch repair

overlaid by a central black enameled Iron Cross

The Battalion was absorbed into the 17th and 26th Reserve Battalions

Large and small commission as Captain dated 30 June 1931

A First War Golden Military Merit Cross by Wagner - The so called Enlisted PLM

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with minor wear of finish(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 block hinge emanating from an oval plate and a banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch similarly emanating from an oval plate, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for a controversial variation now