Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic a Reich Youth Sports Badge

a Reich Youth Sports Badge pin

with oxidation and loss of finish evident throughout

certified by the handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Friedrich Krischer Edler von Wehregg (German Cross in Gold

he was discharged from hospital on June 8th

measuring 83 mm (w) x 104 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic a Reich Youth Sports Badge(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 19 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish to high contact points, in near