Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case, By Wächtler & Lange, Dietrich Maerz Collection Newly Listed with stamped inscription reading “253

with stamped inscription reading “253 II P

with a sharpened blade that is marked “Reichsparteitag Nürnberg 1935” with a national eagle and the coat of arms of Nürnberg

the second inscribed "Do X-3" on the reverse

Due to a joint traumata of his right shoulder Simon was deemed fit for home garrison service only

(Valgetähe teenetemärk) Instituted 1936

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case, By Wächtler & Lange, Dietrich Maerz Collection Newly Listed with stamped inscription reading “253(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback marked with LDO code L55 for