Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold dated September 30

dated September 30

marked with the Canadian coat-of-arms and inscribed "1867-1992" on the lid

the Central Mediterranean Area and Continental Europe and entitled to wear the War Service Badge

Six years passed before conflict in the Koreas enticed McDonald to enlist as a Gunner with the Royal Canadian Artillery on June 5

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold dated September 30(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.