Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity 1943) before he was awarded

1943) before he was awarded one silver and three red service chevrons on January 3

A First War Iron Cross & Long Service Medal Bar - mounted as originally worn German style: Iron Cross Second class 1914

hence an early award)

He was born in Hamburg

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity 1943) before he was awarded(Eisernes Kreuz 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 43. 84 mm (h), weighing 19. 4