Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold Yemen (North Yemen

Yemen (North Yemen

followed by studio portraits of different soldiers (enlisted men and NCOs)

but unfortunately he’s not very good looking

maroon velvet in the void of the crown

a Sturmabteiling (SA) eagle badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold Yemen (North Yemen(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid,, measuring 49. 47 mm (w) x 48. 82 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams, in very fine