Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive Stitched on the panelling directly

Stitched on the panelling directly beneath the eagle is a secondary insignia consisting of a machine-embroidered tricolour cockade

circa 1943-45

silver mark of “900” visible on reverse

Clark was discharged upon demobilization on April 25

postmarked October 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive Stitched on the panelling directly(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original