Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Province of China it was discovered that he

it was discovered that he had chronic suppuration Otitis Media (a middle ear inflammation of greater than two weeks that results in episodes of discharge from the ear)

the obverse three

He had been a Sewing Machine Operator for Varsity Brand Clothes of Toronto before enlisting

reverse illustrating St

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Province of China it was discovered that he(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for Ferdinand Hoffsttter, Bonn, measuring