Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with some loss of adhesive

with some loss of adhesive to the wool liner

It is awarded in six grades: Collar

reverse medallion missing

comprising: Legion D'Honneur

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude with some loss of adhesive(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