Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Newly Listed November 1942

November 1942

The Luftwaffe Soldbuch is dated to December 23

with a few notations in handwritten white China marker beside some photos on the pages

29240 " (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and number stamped "39" on the reverse

with three flags and trophies

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Newly Listed November 1942(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for Otto Schikle, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 26 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 7 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.