Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of War Merit Crosses, I Class Auction Archive He died on December 26

He died on December 26

1916 to October 28

Badge in tombac

the hilts touching the inner edge of the crescent while the blades extend over and beyond the tips of the crescent

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of War Merit Crosses, I Class Auction Archive He died on December 26(Kriegsverdienstkreuze I. Klasse). A pair of War Merit Crosses, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class, constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 32 mm (h), weighing