Military Cross (Croix Militaire)
Lieutenant Colonel Le Clair's loyalty
Breast Star - Knight Commanders 1st type
He was with 405 Squadron and died on March 15
as seen on the blue enameled centre of the badge
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive Military Cross (Croix Militaire)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original