Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive The British awarded three Victoria

The British awarded three Victoria Crosses during this campaign

He is credited with fifteen aerial victories

28 mm x 93 mm and 25 mm x 93 mm respectively)

constructed of silver-plated bronze

He was to endure six to seven hours in a trench buried and ten hours unconscious

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive The British awarded three Victoria(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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 30 mm (w) x 48. 22 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original presentation