Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Sword and Case, by Carl Poellath Buy Now he was admitted to the

he was admitted to the Divisional Rest Station at Mont des Cats on April 27

the outer two bearing gold accents in a chevron pattern

the required from one to two hours to reach the wrecked aircraft

and was married to his wife Rose prior to enlisting for the First World War on March 15

the reverse presents a single pin with dual stays

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Sword and Case, by Carl Poellath Buy Now he was admitted to the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 49. 04 mm (w) x 48. 74 mm