Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 3 mm (h) First Lieutenant's

3 mm (h) First Lieutenant's rank collar insignia

hallmarked on the ring (BM

dated December 1953

it says that he is fit for service

one for the War Merit Cross 2nd Class

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 3 mm (h) First Lieutenant's(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron core and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silvered 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. 8 mm (w) x 44. 0 mm (h), the catch