Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of and secured via a single

and secured via a single non-magnetic pebbled button

The back of the skirt demonstrates a white ink stamp indicating that the helmet was constructed in accordance with Luftschutz regulations and is a size 58

Instituted on August 14

in its paper packet of issue

the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of and secured via a single(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of