Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction Archive he was listed as ‘Previously

he was listed as ‘Previously reported wounded

The interior of the cap had been (war time) modified by the wearer

SOHN MÜNCHEN 9" on the reverse

Independent Force and Germany 1918*

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction Archive he was listed as ‘Previously(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse shows a vertical pinback, black barrel hinge soldered to its side, a round wire catch affixed directly to the backplate in a C shape, unmarked, measures 44. 67 mm (w) x 44. 19 mm (h),