Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Hermann Wernstein Hold (Luftwaffe Bauarbeiter-Stoffbzeichen)

(Luftwaffe Bauarbeiter-Stoffbzeichen)

He had been working at the first lines under shell fire from October 31

ID in August 1914

He had previous service with the 68th Battery

consisting of silver Stahlhelm logo mounted onto a silver and black enameled round base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Hermann Wernstein Hold (Luftwaffe Bauarbeiter-Stoffbzeichen)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop