Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Glider Pilot Wings

Glider Pilot Wings

constructed of yellow and grey painted magnetic metal

the reverse bears a Maltese cross circumscribed with “DEM ERSTEN MEISTER DES WIEDERERWECKTEN JOHANNITER THUMS ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS”

rising through the ranks of various cavalry units before joining 1

Footnote: These badges were apparently worn in small amounts (when they could afford the production)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Glider Pilot Wings(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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 35 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 15. 0 grams, accompanied by its