Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive with sequins placed above the

with sequins placed above the equal sign and after the "R" before "DI PALMA"

Royal Australian Air Force was with 93 Squadron Royal Air Force in the North African and Italian theatres during the Second World War

with minor soiling visible to the ribbons in addition to the missing device

Constructed of cupal with multi-coloured enamels

and as a result the battalion was able to consolidate the bridgehead position so vital to the success of the whole operation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive with sequins placed above the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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 rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 56 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of silver finish