Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Archive 1935 created the Croix du

1935 created the Croix du Combattant Volontaire

measuring 300 mm in length overall

2) An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal (Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 Medaille)

was working as a Baker in Montreal when he enlisted in Septmeber 1915

“FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER” (“FAITHFUL AND STEADY”)

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Archive 1935 created the Croix du(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy with iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,