Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction one of him seated at

one of him seated at a table with Army personnel

an Armed Forces Second Class Free Railway Ticket issued for the period October 9 to November 5

1940 on the basis of previous unofficial initiatives dating back to 1938

Eagle Insignia Disk (white plastic

but their advance was soon checked by intense and accurate German artillery fire

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction one of him seated at(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 24 mm (w) x 49. 25 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.