Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Order of the Crown –

Order of the Crown – Officer & Knight - Officer

When his command was going into the line

He was trained with the 98K Rifle and with the 34 Machine Gun

with central onyx cameo bust of Queen Victoria and rose diamonds set legend

golden-tan colored rayon diamond patterned tress chevrons on the outer sides of inverted triangular black wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Order of the Crown –(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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 65 mm (h), weighing 17. 8