Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück Archive each side with two Siemens-Halske

each side with two Siemens-Halske carbon throat microphones

and contaminated with  grain-like dirt

although this badge shows signs of period wear

as "the worst of all" the orders he had been given

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Steinhauer & Lück Archive each side with two Siemens-Halske(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerten). 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 with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback displaying the number 4, measures 48. 27 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighs 23. 9 grams, and in very fine condition.