Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive 51 mm x 51

51 mm x 51

7 mm x 57 mm browning copper Cameron Highlanders of Canada 43rd Battalion CEF Winnipeg Glengarry Badge on the left side

11th Armata (Army) Cross - Bronze gilt and enamels 40mm x 44mm

appearing unused

His unit would then take part in the Battle of Kursk and the Second Battle of Kiev

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive 51 mm x 51(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with an illegible makers mark visible on the pinback, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue,