Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive on loop for suspension -

on loop for suspension - marked “W” for “Wagner”

There were 800 in the prison

750 Gold fineness (or 18 kt)

Another soldier is smoking a cigarette

It was the first American offensive in the critical Central Pacific region

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive on loop for suspension -(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period