Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case certificate_of_authenticity 85mm (3 1/4 inches) wing

85mm (3 1/4 inches) wing tip to wing tip

This particular helmet features a rarely encountered Waffen-SS runic placed on the opposite side of what was standard regulation

Captured - Wehrt was born February 8th

One entry on page 22 indicated that he received the War Merit Cross with Swords while serving in Africa with Generalmajor Mueller

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case certificate_of_authenticity 85mm (3 1/4 inches) wing(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized