Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Germany: Honor cross for Frontfighters

Germany: Honor cross for Frontfighters

1958 Pattern

he served at various bases and aboard or attached to various ships (including HMS Boscowan

Wednesbury & Wheaton Aston

Poland : Silvered bronze with red

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Germany: Honor cross for Frontfighters(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 30 mm (w) x 48. 22 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original presentation