Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class GTRexclude He completed Grade VII at

He completed Grade VII at the age of 15 but left school to join the work world

His condition began to worsen

wool-based Army EM/NCO's Breast Eagle

The time stamps show her working between the last quarter of 1943 and the first quarter of 1945

the father and mother and their two boys have each "done their bit" for the Empire

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class GTRexclude He completed Grade VII at(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a full banjo style vertical pinback and barrel hinge meeting a round wire catch, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 10 mm (h)