Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now while another contains handwritten particulars

while another contains handwritten particulars of the recipient which have been rendered illegible

and very rare document for Honorary Pilot's Badge

received both his medals

measuring 52 mm (w) x 107 mm (h) inclusive of its trophy-of-arms suspension

participating in water polo

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now while another contains handwritten particulars(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed 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. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.