Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction Archive enamel chipping on the centrepiece

enamel chipping on the centrepiece ring

96 mm (l) x 111

sewn in place to its five-sided folded ribbon

adjustable dagger hanger

The highest military rank he held was that of Major General

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle Auction Archive enamel chipping on the centrepiece(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.