Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939

Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (silver frame

Instituted in 1825

The pants are nicely creased

They were then involved in transporting flak to support the invasion of Denmark

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of Iron Cross 2nd Class 1939(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central 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. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.