Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Gebetsandenken)

(Gebetsandenken)

white and green enamelled insignia bearing a painted image of the Virgin Mary

They also participated in the Battle of Inkermann in November to stop a Russian attack aimed at pushing the Allies out of Balaclava

and the Eastern Front Medal on September 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Gebetsandenken)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint