Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with photographs of personnel in

with photographs of personnel in uniforms on maneuvers and at leisure

The ring band is plain and the interior is stamped “18K”

A superb Heer M40 Stahlhelm (steel helmet)

He was granted the temporary rank of Second Lieutenant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with photographs of personnel in(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 12 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by a period