Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction measuring 60 mm x 33

measuring 60 mm x 33 mm

" (10K Gold Filled) and number stamped "307" on the reverse

Bulgarian Air Force “Eagle” (Adler) badge

then returning to Air Force Headquarters in Ottawa soon after

While in South Africa

Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction measuring 60 mm x 33(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter). A Maltese Cross in silvered tombak, with angled notches in the end of each arm to produce an eight pointed cross, the edges of each arm flat and the field of each arm finely pebbled, the centre obverse features a circular wreath of oak leaves, the central field surrounded by this wreath bears a swastika, the reverse presents a vertical hinged pin, maker mark 50 designating Karl Gschiermeister of Vienna,