Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China Includes the history of the

Includes the history of the Tenth Canadian Infantry Brigade

framed by a full wreath of laurel leaves and attached to an ornate bracket bearing oak leaves and acorns

surrounded by the dates 1866 1877 1881

” He received the Soldier’s Medal on April 23 1945

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Province of China Includes the history of the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.