Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Screwback Version by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden He was promoted to Able

He was promoted to Able Seaman on November 23

and secured to field-grey wool twill underlays cut off from a uniform with two bronze Kriegsmarine buttons

as documented in his medical examination on October 10

In overall mint condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Screwback Version by Wilhelm Deumer visually-hidden He was promoted to Able(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a central threaded screwpost, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer,