Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive and his burial inspired the

and his burial inspired the poem

in original card folder with Government of Canada memorial remittance letter

SUTHERLAND- C2346

“Second Pattern” version by this maker

Two military passports of WWI soldiers Niebert & Jürgens

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive and his burial inspired 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 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