Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive an advisor member’s armband

an advisor member’s armband

then from 27-30 June 1944 near Čazma and 8-18 July 1944 in Žumberak

deterioration of the handle grip

the Navy Medal for the War 1939-1945 having been lost to time but appears as one of the recipient's awards on his ribbon bar

the War Department presumed Soliday’s date of death January 23

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive an advisor member’s armband(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 wide banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of