Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction It was here that he

It was here that he was made a Lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry Battalion under his uncle

Footnote: James Winfred Tice was born in Madoc

the reverse maker marked “DESCHLER

A wartime signed portrait of Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring

The squadron suffered serious losses because of poor conditions and Soviet air defence

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction It was here that he(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, also bearing hand etched recipient initials of G. W. and a date of