Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive affixed to a 50 mm

affixed to a 50 mm long pin

his death attributed to the wounds he sustained overseas

the decoration is authorized for wear on active uniforms of the United States military

the uppers of the straps in tan cotton

in turn within a ring bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR LEISTUNGEN IM D

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive affixed to a 50 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 12 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h),