Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Archive within oval inscribed Albert Leo

within oval inscribed Albert Leo Schlageter

passing away in 1954 at the age of 66

A grouping of two Prussian War commemorative medals

necessitating the two sides of the holster to be repaired and glued together

and a lathe operator at Dominion Chain Company

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Archive within oval inscribed Albert Leo(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei makers code, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of card