Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the obverse with four rows

the obverse with four rows of silver threaded piping

Preferred to take Pilot training but is willing to accept gunner because of medical category"

with signature under the bust “G

unmarked however this badge exhibits the typical production characteristics of Steinhauer & Luck Badge

he was Professor of Military and Tropical Medicine

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the obverse with four rows(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 marked with code 50 for maker Karl Gschiermeister, Wien, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near extremely fine condition.