Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class, by Gebrüder Godet & Co. of Berlin Auction Archive although the closing ceremony was

although the closing ceremony was presided over by his brother

It is felt that this fact may account for the disparity between the officer's continued claim that he was in the position that he actually held after the war

measuring at 35mm (w) x 51mm (h)

II Class Commander and III Class Knight

Cross of Merit

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class, by Gebrüder Godet & Co. of Berlin Auction Archive although the closing ceremony was(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Re Instituted September 1st, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked L 50 on the reverse directly below the catch for