Germany, Third Reich. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class by Friedrich Orth with Half-Miniature by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A fine grouping of five

A fine grouping of five Third Reich German badges and stick pins

each of the tags stamped in blue ink with a September 1990 production date

silvering wear evident on the obverse

Completely exposing himself to the hostile fire sweeping the area

Germany, Third Reich. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class by Friedrich Orth with Half-Miniature by Wilhelm Deumer Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A fine grouping of five1. A War Merit Cross First Class without Swords by Friedrich Orth. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse ohne Schwerter). Instituted October 18th 1939. (c. 1940 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked 15 for manufacture by Friedrich Orth of