Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class In Case By Otto Schickle Archive although a friendship is known

although a friendship is known to have existed

John’s Harbour and in the nearby Atlantic sea-lanes and anti-submarine operations and convoy patrols

model (1869-1918)

including its leather liner and chin strap

Very pleased with myself I was going down to drop my four 25lb

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class In Case By Otto Schickle Archive although a friendship is known(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a brass core (non magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch, unmarked but bearing the physical characteristics of manufacture