Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Hold overlaid by a shield with

overlaid by a shield with crossed swords

on May 20th and Pragnell named Officer Commanding and assuming command of the 1st Reserve Battalion on July 31st

489th Field Artillery (silvered bronze with red and blue enamels

when she received his Memorial Cross

A large period photograph depicting a close-up portrait of Konstantin Hierl

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Hold overlaid by a shield with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48.