Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Archive fully intact

fully intact

having completed thirty years of active duty as a commissioned officer (June 12

“FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER” (“FAITHFUL AND STEADY”)

Difficulty in concentrating his attention for any length of time

1935 created the Croix du Combattant Volontaire

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Archive fully intact(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy with iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,