Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Newly Listed 1939 at Toronto)

1939 at Toronto)

Canadian Training Division)

France on the 15th

with award document dated 21

Schäfer joined the Reserve Battalion of Infantry Regiment 71 in Gotha (eastern Germany)

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Newly Listed 1939 at Toronto)An example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.