” maker mark “VM” for Vincent Mayer’s Söhne of Vienna
All but two
Constructed of blue machine embroidery in the form of a Luftwaffe eagle with “L” and “H” embroidered above within an upside-down triangle border
A very attractive and scarce Legion D’Honneur star
one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Silver Grade With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold ” maker mark “VM” for(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside an oak leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 57 mm (w) x 48. 40 mm (h), weighing 18. 9, in near very fine condition.