Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now maker marked "55" (J

maker marked "55" (J

100 personnel from New Malir Air Base

he was posted to the 2nd Field Battery on the 13th

Corporal Leslie Ernest Sheppard

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now maker marked "55" (J(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 22 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, a later war example in very fine condition.