Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity a textbook example

a textbook example

the visor has been bent and scratched

hence an early award)

that he had "considerable military experience

He was born in Hamburg

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity a textbook example(Eisernes Kreuz 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 43. 84 mm (h), weighing 19. 4