Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive constructed of gilt bronze

constructed of gilt bronze

There were 800 in the prison

the original tan color of the leather on the body of the helmet visible under the ear flaps

68 mm) and original 26th Division Shoulder Patch (grayish-blue insignia on a diamond-shaped brownish-green wool base

KAISER" at the right

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive constructed of gilt bronze(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period