Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive to the 54th Infantry Battalion

to the 54th Infantry Battalion on February 7th and reverted to the rank of Private at his own request on proceeding overseas with the 54th Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre

with the number "108" clearly visible underneath but the remaining type illegible

The Militärpass is full of entries and has several paste-in sheets

15 mm (w) x 47

He also took note of the "scar on the back of his left shoulder

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive to the 54th Infantry Battalion(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 flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.