Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

68 mm (w) x 38

cross insignia in silver gilt with red and black enamels

with CANADA Scroll (SGT

bearing the date 18 de Julio

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint