Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction We had not gone very

We had not gone very far when the firing commenced again in our front

There are few tiny nicks on the blade

72mm(height)

the upper and underside in black wool

a medical discharge form concerning Ritter’s injury

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction We had not gone very(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of