Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Paul Meybauer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude lightly soiled recessed pin-shaped medal

lightly soiled recessed pin-shaped medal bed

Pforzheim” printed in black gothic lettering on the reverse

They were transferred to Belgium on December 22nd during the Battle of the Bulge

bottom arm marked W (for Wagner)

a matching set

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Paul Meybauer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude lightly soiled recessed pin-shaped medal(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 screwback attachment with backplate, marked with LDO code L 13 for maker Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 44. 44 mm (w)