Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version with Case, by C.E. Juncker Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic John proposed marriage to Lydia

John proposed marriage to Lydia while on a pass home from Portsmouth

the gallery is marked “800”

Footnote: The Order was created by the Revolutionary Junta in 1946 to recognize long and prestigious service in the national armed forces of Venezuela and to encourage military virtues and excellence among career military officers

It was founded in Philadelphia amid the anti-alien riots of 1844-1845

Measuring 285 mm (w) x 385 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version with Case, by C.E. Juncker Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic John proposed marriage to Lydia(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe und 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 central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, topped by a stabilizer, the six oclock