winning the Iron Cross 2nd Class for his actions during the Battle of Gravelotte and the Iron Cross 1st Class for the Battle of Bapaume
reverse mounted on blue metal
A 1939 First Class Iron Cross - with iron/magnetic core
It was approved by King Fernando VII/Ferdinand VII on November 28
a total of 5
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Wound Badge, Gold Grade GTRexclude winning the Iron Cross 2nd(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an immobile integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 35. 08 mm (w) x 41. 07 mm (h), weighing 16. 6 grams, most of the gilt