Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class United Republic of He became a 2nd Lieutenant

He became a 2nd Lieutenant with the 12th Foot on August 29

in silvered twisted wire on top of light grey fabric

embossed seal The Eighth Second Airborne Division Association and numbered "180" at the lower left

British Empire Medal

Kraft durch Freude) flag at the right

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class United Republic of He became a 2nd Lieutenant(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). 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 shows a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, a flat wire catch, unmarked, measures 44. 37 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighs 17. 8 grams, with light loss of black finish on the core of the