Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction exhibiting a central superposed gilded

exhibiting a central superposed gilded five-pointed star

The initial set of regulations is from May 2nd

black threading giving definition to the eagle's wings and the wings on the badge

A 1939 Iron Cross I Class

and Ahnert was killed in the ensuing crash

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction exhibiting a central superposed gilded(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original