Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed in near mint condition and

in near mint condition and extremely rare

with nearly all of its original silver finish present

and two Canada Shoulder Flashes (light blue embroidered lettering "CANADA" on a grayish blue wool base

constructed of machine-embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire on a dark grey wool backer

about the DFS 230 gliding plane in the mountain emergency service in 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed in near mint condition and(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