Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive He stood at 165 cm

He stood at 165 cm tall

made of airplane grade aluminum

around the age of 14

consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

yet pro-Austrian stance

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive He stood at 165 cm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near extremely fine condition.