Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive green enamel to wreath is

green enamel to wreath is chipping and worn

with moderate wear on the reverse

arriving in England on November 6th

First Marines

initially serving with 3

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive green enamel to wreath is(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 block hinge and early style tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei