Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed maker marked with manufacturer’s logo

maker marked with manufacturer’s logo

a Wehrmacht Long Service Award with Heer/Kriegsmarine Device

(1908- ) Maltese cross surrounded by laurel wreath

Gibbons was called into Washington on temporary duty frequently throughout his career

Dyer died on May 30

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed maker marked with manufacturer’s logo(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 49 mm (w) x 48. 36 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case,