Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude they were involved in The

they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat

” The tan-coloured leather sweatband is perforated along the front edge with five tiny rows of ventilation holes

- In aluminum

This extremely rare pair of insignia was obtained directly from the descendant of the wearer (from Osijek

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude they were involved in The(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm marked with a Prsidialkanzlei number