Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of maker marked "40" (Berg &

maker marked "40" (Berg & Nolte ) on the ring

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

and German Eagle Order Military Division 3rd Class (two-piece construction

to protect the nation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval United Republic of maker marked "40" (Berg &(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