Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Archive loss of obverse centre surround

loss of obverse centre surround

Sampel spent eleven months with the 14th Company of Schützen Regiment 3 (14

before returning to Nebraska (1931-1940)

the couple resided at 223 Devine Street

reverse maker marked Mayer & Wilhelm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Archive loss of obverse centre surround(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a block barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but displays the characteristics of a C. E. Juncker, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 18