Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the other is Special: silver

the other is Special: silver gilt

a Photograph of Plath signing up volunteers in Norway for the SS Division “Nordland” (black and white

Arrested July 19th

With the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union

in early May he sustained an injury that turned into a swollen left ankle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the other is Special: silver(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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse marked with code L 11 for maker Wilhelm