Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive (Haus- und Verdienst-Orden des Herzogs

(Haus- und Verdienst-Orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig

but not being able to perform his duties pushed him over the edge

Named (in silvered bronze with red and green enamels

Overall fine to very fine condition

he was transferred and admitted to the Volunteer Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital at Biddenden on August 4th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive (Haus- und Verdienst-Orden des Herzogs(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 05 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h), weighing 16. 0