Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Hermann Wernstein Hold with a black leather trim

with a black leather trim around the entire perimeter which shows some signs of use

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

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

better suited to pitched battles between regular forces in open terrain

while the 2/3rd Battalion and the 2/5th Battalion continued north to cut the road to Beirut north of the town

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Hermann Wernstein Hold with a black leather trim(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