Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Original WWII period photo and

Original WWII period photo and original ink signature

with approximately 10 mm of the board inserted into the structure of the tunic

"Bob" Scarlett has been a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society (OMRS) since the earky 1960s and is a founding member of the Life Saving Awards Research Society

A Grand Cross badge composed of silver gilt presenting a ten point red enamelled star with white enamelled sections with ball finials at 12

but only maker of this insignia was Ludwig Bertsch

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Original WWII period photo and(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 barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the core demonstrating