Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive The History of the Order

The History of the Order

As of August 1

Type I (1881-1932)

Clarke's battalion was charged with capturing a fifty-yard-long salient between the Canadian position at Mouquet Farm and Courcelette to the north

26 mm (w) (inclusive of wingspan) x 52

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive The History of the Order(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 15 mm (h), weighing 13. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original