Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle certificate_of_authenticity that it was generally planned

that it was generally planned to train the whole infantry in special trench warfare

maker marked (T

standing beside a rail fence

John Schmidt

his weapon training on pages 20 and 21

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle certificate_of_authenticity that it was generally planned(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 Schikle, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 26 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 7 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.