Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity near very fine condition with

near very fine condition with some damage to the cover (front cover with water damage and a tear

White with a strength of 44 officers and 1

The dome is lined in a salmon-coloured rayon with an overlaying reddish brown waterproof liner that exhibits extensive fraying

measuring 88 mm x 79 mm

Rudel had flown 2

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity near very fine condition with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with an illegible makers mark visible on the pinback, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue,