Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction when he signed his CEF

when he signed his CEF Attestation Paper (510431) on November 24

suspended from a large brass belt clip with a bronze gilt eagle sitting upon a fasces insignia affixed to the front

Moehle managed to sink six merchant ships

F-32614 Gunner Joseph Simon Mombourquette was discharged upon demobilization at No

wear evident along the edge of the liner

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction when he signed his CEF(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and 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 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.