Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case By B.h. Mayer Auction Constructed of silver-painted bakelite

Constructed of silver-painted bakelite

This is a single scarce trade diamond belonging to a Waffen-SS Quartermaster Sergeant

the Decoration was reorganized into five classes and the silver medal became the 3rd Class award

Bomber Wing 100 was one of the units sent to defend against the Allied invasion of Normandy

Accompanied by a letter from the Department of National Defence (Militia Service) in Ottawa (dated February 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case By B.h. Mayer Auction Constructed of silver-painted bakelite(Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 1939 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for maker