Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It was one of three

It was one of three units to receive the United States Presidential Unit Citation after the Battle of Kapyong

on original suspension pin

60 mm (x) x 13

stamped with a number “1”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It was one of three(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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 maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 19 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish to high contact points, in near