Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, With Case United Republic of Canadian Army Overseas Casualty Notification

Canadian Army Overseas Casualty Notification (Death) Certificate

that his religion was Presbyterian and that his trade was that of Punch-press Operator

who had the necessary experience and qualifications to examine and acquire potential purchases

with a white celluloid lid liner and slotted black doeskin medal bed

Cross Cap Insignia Red

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, With Case United Republic of Canadian Army Overseas Casualty Notification(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 a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a blocke hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, lacking a makers mark but bearing an etched owners name