Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive along with the loosening of

along with the loosening of some pages and adhesive-related damage to some of the photos

later reverting to Lieutenant before leaving for the French theatre

Ontario on January 3

It reads: Our Luftwaffe / With heart and hand / for Führer and fatherland / Loyalty until death / is our highest command

with white text

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive along with the loosening of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 22 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, a later war example in very fine condition.