Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei

marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/92” for Karl Wild

Protector of Skiers and Mountaineers

measuring 105 mm (w) x 134 mm (h)

Instructing pupils ex Flying Training School on Mosquitos so that they are complete masters of this aircraft under all conditions by day and night is a task which calls for very high qualities in the instructor

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of