Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia

Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia on navy blue wool

indicating this may have been manufactured for display purpose

The Japanese hauled pontoons to the river’s edge while trucks and tanks snaked for miles along the Salween’s bank

Egypt Commando Badge (in bronze with black

missing its eagle suspension and ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, 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. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in