Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered dark blue lightning bolt

“CCCP” on reverse and hand engraved "629161"

SAMARA 1897 (3406 Pte J

became a member of the Luftwaffe as there are images of him later in life in uniform

issued at Staff Headquarters on 1 September 1941

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered(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. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.