Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction inscribed "Unser erfolgreicher Kampf-Flieger /

inscribed "Unser erfolgreicher Kampf-Flieger / Leutnant Göttsch" below and "613 Postkartenvertrieb W

1915 in Windsor

In silver with gilt insignia and red enamels

In its maroon hardshelled case of issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction inscribed "Unser erfolgreicher Kampf-Flieger /(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of card