Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Archive to assist the 1st Infantry

to assist the 1st Infantry Division

original prongs replaced by two vertically arranged lugs

Acres HAMILTON

he was wounded again in a particularly intense air combat

In 1866 crossed swords were added to the grades conferred in recognition of military merit

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Archive to assist the 1st Infantry(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B.