Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Hold For this he was awarded

For this he was awarded the Pour le Mérite on October 8

Defence Medal (WX14202 P

measures 22 mm x 511 mm

with a central Finnish rose applique

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Hold For this he was awarded(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 restitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of