Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold Hofmann spent about a week

Hofmann spent about a week in hospital due to high blood pressure and a gallbladder infection

he was reported wounded and missing after action in the field

maker marked on reverse “Carl Poellath

240 mm (w) x 250 mm (h) inclusive of its lace trim

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold Hofmann spent about a week(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 49 mm (w) x 48. 36 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case,