Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction however the leather as well

however the leather as well as chinstrap are soft and supple

Minnedosa and arriving in Quebec City on July 2nd

measuring 60 mm x 33 mm

It features a small horizontal-slit breast pocket built into the left breast

then returning to Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa soon after

Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction however the leather as well(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter). A Maltese Cross in silvered tombak, with angled notches in the end of each arm to produce an eight pointed cross, the edges of each arm flat and the field of each arm finely pebbled, the centre obverse features a circular wreath of oak leaves, the central field surrounded by this wreath bears a swastika, the reverse presents a vertical hinged pin, maker mark 50 designating Karl Gschiermeister of Vienna,