Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wächtler & Lange Newly Listed Marked "56" and hallmarked on

Marked "56" and hallmarked on integral suspension

complete example of the other ranks tunic that is not often seen

Omer Sarrazin

Major Vaughn led the forces across 800 meters of unsecure and unfamiliar terrain during the dark to attempt a link up with elements of another company

the division arrived in Albania

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wächtler & Lange Newly Listed Marked "56" and hallmarked on(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 narrow banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the reverse of the pinback maker