Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Hold each constructed of field-grey wool

each constructed of field-grey wool twill and trimmed with rose-pink piping

Gregory was struck off strength of the 9th Infantry Battalion and embarked for service in the French theatre on April 26

in 800 silver

red enamel flames in each quadrant

light soling evident on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Hold each constructed of field-grey wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics