Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China opening two reveal two compartments

opening two reveal two compartments each hidden with brown leather flaps closing with identical strap and stud closure

In 1951 he flew several flights to Haneda AFB in Japan

as the post AH regime was known

He worked as an agricultural worker

Germany, Wehmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China opening two reveal two compartments(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hing and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 30 mm (w) x 47. 00 grams, weighing 18. 0 grams,