Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction the 18th Reserve Battalion and

the 18th Reserve Battalion and at District Depot No

to Driver Herbert Whiting

Telegram from RCAF Headquarters to aid Towse’s movement

who was killed in action in May 1944: the recommendation for his award cites

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction the 18th Reserve Battalion and(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 48. 02 mm (h), weighing 14. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case,