An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Glaser & Söhne Of Dresden In Its Case Of Issue certificate_of_authenticity extremely fine) to Lieutenant Kretschmer

extremely fine) to Lieutenant Kretschmer (misspelled Kretschmar) of the 1st Squadron of Complementary Fighter Group 54

He was also awarded the Infantry Assault Badge

the StuG platoon was fighting both tanks and infantry

covered with dark blue Moroccan leather

1919 and was buried at Nottingham (New Basford) Cemetery

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Glaser & Söhne Of Dresden In Its Case Of Issue certificate_of_authenticity extremely fine) to Lieutenant KretschmerAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (nonmagnetic) within a white metal 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 plain, with a banjo style pinback; barrel hinge; and a flat wire catch; the obverse of the pin maker marked L 58 for Glaser &