Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Miniature, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now On Feb 14th

On Feb 14th

constructed of brown-painted steel with nickel-silver fittings

the latter’s pilot baling out - but his parachute failing to open

to Bombardier on March 30

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Miniature, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now On Feb 14th(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui und Miniatur). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 53 mm (w) x 48. 03 mm (h), weighing 17. 9 grams, including its miniature stick pin, constructed of silvered zink, measuring 9. 48 mm (w) x 9. 53 mm (h),