Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed He was then transferred to

He was then transferred to the Canadian Postal Corps

measuring 52 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) (without backer)

5 mm x 39 mm each

the version of which was used between 1918 and 1941

the Landesgruppenleiter (Group Leader)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed He was then transferred to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round integrated catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 30 mm (w) x 48. 80 mm (h), weighing