Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked “RZM M1/101” for

maker marked “RZM M1/101” for “Gustav Brehmer of Markneukirchen” on the reverse

For defence of the Public Order of the State

The ankle area of each leg has a horizontal slit closed with two black bakelite buttons meeting reinforced buttonholes

Footnote: The Canadian Army Service Corps was charged with supplying the forces with transportation

Royal Air Force upon the merger of the RNAS and RAF on April 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked “RZM M1/101” for(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 1 for maker Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 52 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 23. 9 grams,