the need to have one corps dedicated to service and maintenance thereof was becoming increasingly apparent
The Command Flag of the Chief of the High Command Wilhelm Keitel - Recently acquired from a prominent collection
with a block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch
which displays hallmark signs of extensive wartime field usage
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction the need to have one(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 revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,