Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive A Maltese cross constructed of

A Maltese cross constructed of silver gilt and whit enamels

The tunic is unmarked and measures approximately 460 mm across the shoulders

beaded version of this type

The Battalion sailed from Halifax on May 31

(Civilverdienstmedaille)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive A Maltese cross constructed of(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, the pinback marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for maker Fritz