They were transferred to Belgium on December 22nd during the Battle of the Bulge
5 mm (w) x 111 mm (l) x 20
wear evident on the seams on the exterior
shoulder to head sleeve 61
They were subsequently told of their deposition and indeed were never to set foot on the soil of their homeland
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Paul Meybauer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection GTRexclude They were transferred to Belgium(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 screwback attachment with backplate, marked with LDO code L 13 for maker Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 44. 44 mm (w)