Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction He was to be Temporary

He was to be Temporary Lieutenant

two Canadian Intelligence Corps Shoulder Flashes: in white embroidery on black felt

It is composed of 24 pages printed in black ink

with an orange wool backer

The Royal Military College of Canada Review (1926) edited by Professor W

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction He was to be Temporary(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.