Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Case For The Oak Leaves & Swords To The Knight’s Cross, Ribbon & Dietrich Maerz Certification GTRexclude a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of

a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of the German People) pin

His medical report stated that "Shrapnel entered (the) right external angular frontal process and tore out the eye ball"

eventually becoming commander of the 1st U Boat Training Division

dark patinas on the exposed areas

with the reinstitution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Case For The Oak Leaves & Swords To The Knight’s Cross, Ribbon & Dietrich Maerz Certification GTRexclude a Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief of(Etui fr Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, mit Halsband). A rare and extremely well preserved presentation case for the Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of a wooden frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a padded white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a depressed and slotted black velvet medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch