Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed 29 mm (w) x 29

29 mm (w) x 29 mm (h)

marked “Otto Placzek

He began his service in France in late 1914 and was later invalided to hospital on October 27

and Benbrook Field (#3)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed 29 mm (w) x 29(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period