Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Paul Meybauer certificate_of_authenticity while the stand is marked

while the stand is marked with code “fwq” for maker Saalfelder Apparatebau GmbH

with kings crown

It was not unusual for dates and places of birth to be inconsistent with sailors of this time period

housing a wealth of information through the use of descriptive in-depth text

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Paul Meybauer certificate_of_authenticity while the stand is marked(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, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul