Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive Max Lemke was born on

Max Lemke was born on April 7

Second Class - Franz Joseph I

the obverse depicting a central pebbled field with a raised Prussian Style eagle

and a small tear in the upper right corner of the first page

"Virtuti pro patria" (Bravery for the fatherland)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive Max Lemke was born on(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 44. 00