Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive He arrived in France on

He arrived in France on the 5th and was Killed in Action thirty-nine days

complete with nickel fittings at either end and a ball finial

chipping evident in the enamels on the wretah and ribbon banner on both sides

together with a surmounted detailed Mexican eagle

and Battle of Langemarck 26 Reserve Korps Veterans Commemorative Cross (silvered die-stamped bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive He arrived in France on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central 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 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.