Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic "Bob" Scarlett has been a

"Bob" Scarlett has been a member of the Orders and Medals Research Society (OMRS) since the earky 1960s and is a founding member of the Life Saving Awards Research Society

A Grand Cross badge composed of silver gilt presenting a ten point red enamelled star with white enamelled sections with ball finials at 12

" (Philadelphia) and marked "PAT

ISBN 978-0-7859-2930-0

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic "Bob" Scarlett has been a(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 barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the core demonstrating