Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive near extremely fine with some

near extremely fine with some fraying and minor damage to the spine

contact marks and surface wear

and United Nations Service Medal for Korea (in bronze gilt

Hugh Bryan Hester died of natural causes on November 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive near extremely fine with some(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.