Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of it says that he is

it says that he is fit for service

in silver gilt and enamels (Fourth Class)

dated December 1953

light staining on obverse

1 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples with Myalgia (muscle pain) before returning to duty on December 2nd

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of it says that he is(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron core and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silvered 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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 8 mm (w) x 44. 0 mm (h), the catch