Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Auction he was invalided and transferred

he was invalided and transferred "sick" to England

Posen (now Poznań

The scabbard is constructed of black-painted steel

The two earpieces of the scrum have adjustable pleated openings and black cotton lace tie closures

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Auction he was invalided and transferred(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 22 mm (w) x 44. 29 mm (h), weighing 15.