Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed Footnote: Ernst Freiherr von Althaus

Footnote: Ernst Freiherr von Althaus (born March 19

” and marked “G

(Luftwaffe Insignien für Armbinde der Flakhelfer)

Constructed of Army field-gray rayon/wool bland

He died on February 22

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed Footnote: Ernst Freiherr von Althaus(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 78 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish with a sporadic