A Second War German War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords GTRexclude silvering and gold gilt wear

silvering and gold gilt wear evident on the fish

when he was wounded on the latter half of the first day of action

642 guns and mortars and 64 tanks

" In May 1917

fine looking tab in mint condition

A Second War German War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords GTRexclude silvering and gold gilt wearA textbook example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical needle style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a slightly flattened wire catch; measuring 48. 52 mm x 48. 95 mm; weighing 13. 0 grams; light bubbling on the surface of the badge; better than