Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude one end with a metal

one end with a metal receiver clip stitched into place

he was posted to the 2nd Brigade

…To save time the aircrew on the squadron voted to eat dry rations between sorties instead of using time over a cooked meal…

It is stamped with the Waffen SS Automotive School I insignias

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR 25 JAHRE TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR 25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude one end with a metal(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich