Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version GTRexclude He claimed his first aerial

He claimed his first aerial victory on July 1

measuring 41 mm (w) x 53 mm (h)

the right one additionally marked with the entwined S-A insignia of Siemens-Apparate- und Maschinenbau (SAM)

It was also awarded to Waffen-SS soldiers of the 500

he had found his way to Fort Chambly

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version GTRexclude He claimed his first aerial(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy with iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,