Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now based in North Pickenham

based in North Pickenham

The following November 11th

uniform removed with soiling evident from wear

The future raiders had weeks of hazardous training at Eglin Field

1944 in Falvaterra for defending a position during a retreating battle during the Allied offensive that had started in May

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now based in North Pickenham(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 17. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original