Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co., Dietrich Maerz Collection Buy Now loop snap closure and belt

loop snap closure and belt buckle on bottom

both incorporating a decorative swirl pattern

he proceeded to England on March 26

he was transferred to the 12th Reserve Battalion at East Sandling on June 10th

on a loop for suspension - marked “1” for “Deschler & Sohn

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Gebrüder Godet & Co., Dietrich Maerz Collection Buy Now loop snap closure and belt(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked underneath the catch with code L 50 for maker