Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He joined the Wehrmacht in

He joined the Wehrmacht in 1929

He was a resident of Porquois Junction when he signed his Particulars of Recruit Drafted Under Military Service Act 1917 Paper

accompanied by a tri-colour cockade constructed of aluminum

entitled "English Gunmakers - The Birmingham and Provincial Gun Trade in the 18th and 19th Century"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He joined the Wehrmacht in(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 30 mm (w) x 48. 22 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original presentation