Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Wächtler & Lange Auction General der Infanterie Kurt von

General der Infanterie Kurt von Briesen (1883–1941)

with embroidered oakleaf wreath and two sea gulls

he was discharged from hospitalization on October 24th

reading “Mit besten Wünschen”

II Class Silver Soldier's Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Wächtler & Lange Auction General der Infanterie Kurt von(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code