Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude 57 mm (w) x 48

57 mm (w) x 48

Lieutenant Commander Cushman maneuvered his plane to evade determined fighter resistance and intense anti-aircraft fire in the ensuing action and

who held the acting rank of Major-General during the war

lightly corroded reverse

it is held firmly in position with the two prongs of the buckle and the post wrapping around one of the two slotted holes

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude 57 mm (w) x 48(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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm