Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Archive in three classes: Commander (Thipden)

in three classes: Commander (Thipden)

work with charitable and welfare organizations

A 1934 Treuekundgebung der Beamten des Industriegebiets Rheinland Westfalen Dortmund

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when an enemy shell set fire to an ammunition dump and wounded six men

with red-enamelled flames between the cross arms each bearing Bourbon fleurs-de-lis

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Archive in three classes: Commander (Thipden)(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine