the obverse consisting of a central oval medallion overlaid
surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Footnote: Paul Hausser (1880–1972) first served in the Reichswehr and achieved the rank of Generalleutnant (Major General) in the inter-war period
one end retaining a hidden slate-grey leather tongue perforated with ten sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit
Struck by the Rowntree Co
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse consisting of a(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of
