Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed the second version having a

the second version having a lapel style reverse

with three openings to facilitate ventilation

Ehrenzeichen für Offiziere)

it noted that there was a "foreign body in (his) left knee joint" on November 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed the second version having a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its