Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude re enlisted in Ontario and

re enlisted in Ontario and served with 20th

The original intact soft leather-backer dagger hangers come with an interwoven bronze bullion design on the face

the reverse with central crossed swords circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (602056) with the 34th Infantry Battalion

they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude re enlisted in Ontario and(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm marked with a Prsidialkanzlei number