Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold maker marked with the stylized

maker marked with the stylized logo for “Fritz Zimmermann & Söhne

Waldheim died on June 14

27 mm (h - inclusive of ball suspension)

85 mm (w) x 51

two small marks evident on the gilt centrepiece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold maker marked with the stylized(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 36 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 17. 8