Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction It was here that he

It was here that he joined the 3rd Battalion

17 of 1956 and originally had five classes

Gorget of the Veteran's Organization - in white metal (aluminum)

with a reverse inscription indicating that the photograph was taken in Haapsalu in 1940

During winter 1917-1918

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction It was here that he(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, maker marked on the pinback with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.