Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive He began service in the

He began service in the rank of Private

with a full-length multi-link chain

where she joined the 7th Submarine Flotilla at Rothesay for Anti-Submarine Training with newly commissioned Escort ships

the left side of which is marked in black ink with multiple stampings

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive He began service in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original