Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case By B.h. Mayer United Republic of as he was the last

as he was the last one who jumped from the plane and so was closest to the German line

with a pierced ball suspension and a mint period original ribbon

marked J & Co

A visor cap wreath constructed of gilted aluminum in the shape of an open-ended oak wreath with acorns tied together by a ribbon

and marked “900” for silver content

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case By B.h. Mayer United Republic of as he was the last(Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 1939 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for maker