Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity public assistance and goodwill

public assistance and goodwill

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a dark blue textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior

Strength of grip reduced over 50% due to (the) inability to exert counter pressure through loss of (the) thumb

142" on the edge

He joined the army on August 29

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity public assistance and goodwill(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 central lug connecting to an original backplate, the twelve oclock arm with a stabilizing pin, unmarked, measuring 44.