Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity Kleinwort received his training with

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

plus in-depth descriptive biographies are provided of the recipients

the obverse 12 o’clock arm stating 1/M (One Million) the 9 and 3 o'clock arms are numbered 025442

with sixty days detention remitted

and an Oberfeldwebel (Senior Sergeant) and Sports Leader

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity Kleinwort received his training with(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,