Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of to Lance Corporal Joseph Sanford

to Lance Corporal Joseph Sanford Barteaux

where the Zulu impis wiped out the major British Column

A good example of this scarce medal

War Medal 1939-1945 (SX27659 M

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of to Lance Corporal Joseph Sanford(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 56 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of silver finish