Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction suffering an inflammation in the

suffering an inflammation in the joint and spent the remainder of the war in England at various locations

the predecessor of the Second World War Mountain units

40 mm (w) x 58

spine inscribed "ROYAL AIR FORCE" with "BRITISH MADE" at either end

with few tiny hairline cracks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction suffering an inflammation in the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 44. 00