Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed Cap Eagle with Cockade (gilt

Cap Eagle with Cockade (gilt aluminum with a red and black painted metal cockade

often named the “Red Castle” (built 1907–10)

with a Polizei insignia on the center of the field cap

He began his service in France in late 1914 and was later invalided to hospital on October 27

until April 15

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Newly Listed Cap Eagle with Cockade (gilt(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period