Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction with moderate loss of the

with moderate loss of the silver finish due to period wear

This is a fine quality and well preserved Wehrmacht Artillery Officer’s uniform tunic

unmarked (though

it is awarded for ""merit acquired by the nation"" in the fields of literature

he was in air combat on four occasions in the Summer of 1942

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction with moderate loss of the(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer,