Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive with Kirby being taken on

with Kirby being taken on strength by the 6th Reserve Battalion on January 31

He joined the army on October 16

with radiant sun rays between the quadrants

hollow back with pin

Victor Bunn died suddenly on March 11

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive with Kirby being taken on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2