Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive KAISER" at the right

KAISER" at the right

It was the first American offensive in the critical Central Pacific region

750 Gold fineness (or 18 kt)

constructed of gilt bronze

68 mm) and original 26th Division Shoulder Patch (grayish-blue insignia on a diamond-shaped brownish-green wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive KAISER" at the right(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period