Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed in near mint condition and

in near mint condition and extremely rare

The certificate states that he was born on April 24

measuring 82 mm (w) x 46 mm (l) x 20 mm (h)

1914 in Fort Scott

about the DFS 230 gliding plane in the mountain emergency service in 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed in near mint condition and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 17. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original