Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden stating that Matthiessen left the

stating that Matthiessen left the ship in Stettin on April 9

the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross overlaid by a hand gripping a sword

case in extremely fine condition

to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary in 1943 of the rebellion against the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs

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

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn visually-hidden stating that Matthiessen left the(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.