Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden V (OOC) at Becelaère

V (OOC) at Becelaère

Rear Admiral Breunig

He showed coolness and resource in handling the teams and despatching them to safety

the Ethiopian lion coat-of-arms with text above and below the lion

was the Substantive Officer Commanding the unit

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden V (OOC) at Becelaère(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 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 48. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.