Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked "14289" in raised numerals

marked "14289" in raised numerals on the reverse

The Order was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception

the buckle constructed of metal (magnetic) with all of its original finish worn off

minor crazing evident in some of the white enamelled arms on both sides

He began active service with Infanterie-Ersatz-Bataillon 319

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked "14289" in raised numerals(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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with