Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden The book contains 274 pages

The book contains 274 pages

where he was hospitalized for two days (June 18 to 20) with an undisclosed illness and promoted to Leading Aircraftman on July 31st

with flames between the arms of the cross

the reverse with a raised crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

measuring 90 mm (w) x 147 mm (h) x 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden The book contains 274 pages(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 12 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by a period