Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wächtler & Lange Auction He was later taken on

He was later taken on strength at the Canadian Base Depot from No

In February 1876

This cross is issued around the same time as was Prussian 1813 Iron Cross

Gablonz” on the reverse

numbered "4746" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wächtler & Lange Auction He was later taken on(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 block hinge and tapering banjo style pinback meeting a round write catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of a brass