Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction He was subsequently admitted to

He was subsequently admitted to Vancouver Military Hospital on October 30th and remained there for a week

42mm x56mm

before serving in the United States Navy and was an avid outdoorsman

that “January” is spelled “Januar” in German

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction He was subsequently admitted to(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 flattened catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for Ferdinand Hoffsttter,