Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Hold 36 mm x 44 mm

36 mm x 44 mm

SCHWERDT STUTTGART" on the reverse

page 2706 (summary naming Lieutenant C

The battle took place off the Dutch coast

Hester was appointed the military attache to Australia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Hold 36 mm x 44 mm(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