Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive the exterior bisected by a

the exterior bisected by a central white cotton/rayon blended tresse

SUSR Badge (in silvered bronze with red

maker marked "BMCo

Eight crew members were wounded

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive the exterior bisected by a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 48. 4 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case,