Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Maker-Matched Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China the propaganda division of the

the propaganda division of the Nazi Party came up with the solution – a program that would go under the name "Kraft durch Freude" (KdF)

the cross demonstrates loosening of the sword clasp in addition to minor tarnishing of the silver base metal and some flecking of the enamels

F Carlman manufacture

near mint condition with just a slight rip at the bottom

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Maker-Matched Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China the propaganda division of the(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenschied, measuring 48. 37 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original