Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed number 1053962 and paid a

number 1053962 and paid a War Service Gratuity in the amount of $381

He was also Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (Armed Forces Report) on  November 29

and a few weeks later he was invalided home suffering from shell-shock

with minimal loss of gilt on swords

attached to original ribbon is a small decoration of the Grand Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed number 1053962 and paid a(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 93 mm (w) x 43. 74 mm (h), weighing 19. 6 grams,