Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity A side cap constructed of

A side cap constructed of grey cotton exterior

the pommel and spine exhibiting flaking

the neck showing fraying consistent with age

published August 24

Fighting in similar environs as that at Weldon Railroad

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity A side cap constructed of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 raised barrel hinge and flat vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with LDO code L