Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of the regiment took part in

the regiment took part in the attack on Stalingrad as part of the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division

nickel-plated hilt fittings with embedded black celluloid plates on either side held firmly in place with two rivets

Photograph of Medals for Division Nord - Period photo

He tried to keep a low profile

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of the regiment took part in(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of