Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction WWI 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian

WWI 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian Overseas Battalion" "Vikings of Canada" Sweetheart Pin - Bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

one posing with a captured German MG34 machine gun and the other with a captured Soviet PPS submachine gun

set within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “FURCHTLOS UND TREW” (“FEARLESS AND LOYAL”)

flanked on each side by ribbed designs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction WWI 197th Infantry Battalion "Scandinavian(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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 34 mm (w) x 48. 05 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish, in extremely