Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity plus in-depth descriptive biographies are

plus in-depth descriptive biographies are provided of the recipients

and an Oberfeldwebel (Senior Sergeant) and Sports Leader

Kleinwort received his training with the 17th (Replacement Machine Gun) Company of Infantry Regiment 46 and was promoted several times before the beginning of the war

" He later served with the United States Army in Europe

in overall good to fine condition

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity plus in-depth descriptive biographies are(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronzed, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by clusters of oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a war commencement date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,