Germany, Wehrmacht. 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant Commander Ayres assumed command

Lieutenant Commander Ayres assumed command of the medical battalion upon its activation and with expert professional and administrative ability supervised and directed its organization and training in such an outstanding manner that it developed into a well coordinated

a late-period award and scarce example of the only noted magnetic version of the General Assault Badge in very fine condition

the reverse with an illegible maker’s marked

Lüdenscheid insignia

The leading Ace on the Arctic Front he scored 206 victories

Germany, Wehrmacht. 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant Commander Ayres assumed commandA 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialianzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h),