Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity second post-war showing Waltenberger as

second post-war showing Waltenberger as enlisted sailor

which transitions into a pinstripe rayon through the arms

with Simondscatching British Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery's eye on both occasions

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (164114) with the 84th Infantry Battalion

a long cord with knot attached to a D-Ring on the top of the belt patch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity second post-war showing Waltenberger as(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 95 mm (w) x 47. 68 mm (h), weighing 18. 7 grams, loss