Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth Auction Archive 1915 and was taken on

1915 and was taken on strength at the Canadian Corps Depot at Shorncliffe on September 10th

especially their popularization among Christianized Slavs

17 mm x 37 mm

) was awarded the Military Medal "for bravery in the field"

surmounting by an enameled Imperial crown

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth Auction Archive 1915 and was taken on(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a non magnetic blackened brass 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15