Metagama on October 25
A seldomly encountered and desirable SS shirt fabricated from a black cotton/rayon blend
1953 and is awarded for bravery and leadership on the battlefield
Awarded the Military Merit Cross 3rd Class with War Decoration in recognition of brave conduct as an airman
In die stamped gilded metal
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction Metagama on October 25(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