Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold horizontal pinback the reverse marked

horizontal pinback the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/127” for Alfred Stübbe

96th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Highlanders" Collar Badge: in pickled copper

The only bright spot for the British in this entire operation was that they managed to evacuate their positions without much loss

four gilt buttons

light wear to the surrounding gold paint and small scratches present on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold horizontal pinback the reverse marked(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 reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics