Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity cracks and loss of enamel

cracks and loss of enamel from the center medallion

in silvered metal (magentic)

measuring 51 mm x 39 mm

Footnote: Frederick Miles first enlisted on September 25th 1914 after belonging to the 85th Militia Regiment

Brunner is awarded the Bronze Bravery Medal for protecting the unit’s wing with his group from an unexpected counterstroke by the enemy

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity cracks and loss of enamel(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 bloc hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with