Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now weighing 81

weighing 81

and RK artists mark

maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the slider

The announcement of his death appeared in the The New York Evening News on Thursday

the Heina and HMCS Spikenard (K198) were sunk

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now weighing 81(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid,, measuring 49. 47 mm (w) x 48. 82 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams, in very fine