Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude HUGHES 81423 2ND BN CANADIANS"

HUGHES 81423 2ND BN CANADIANS"

This is an information sheet of Leutnant Fritz Eckebrecht

maker marked “ZUKOV 02”

a tapered pinback

ribbon torn

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude HUGHES 81423 2ND BN CANADIANS"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),