Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction as evidenced by the sweat

as evidenced by the sweat staining in the dome where the celluloid shield once resided

it was documented that he was with 437 Squadron (Transport Command)

Austrian Orders and Decorations

The underside of the skirt is stamped "ET68"

thick swastika in brass

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction as evidenced by the sweat(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 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, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by