Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction For Bravery in Combat -

For Bravery in Combat - Silver gilt and purple enamels

Metagama on October 25

A seldomly encountered and desirable SS shirt fabricated from a black cotton/rayon blend

Kemal recognized the danger and personally made sure his troops held the ridge line

Footnote: Edmund Montgomery Harris Vieth was with the Halifax Volunteer Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath Auction For Bravery in Combat -(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2