Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive He went on active duty

He went on active duty on June 14

Essex on August 1

the indentations from the cloth helmet cover are still visible on the reverse visor

A collection of Second War period identification documents

unmarked exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of maker Foerster & Barth

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive He went on active duty(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine