Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Version with Case, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold Chapter IV - Disbanded Infantry

Chapter IV - Disbanded Infantry Regiments of the Canadian Army 1955-Date and Infantry Regiments Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle List (with pertinent information on each)

constructed of multi-coloured cotton blended fabric

It is validated by two blue RKB stamps

measures 75mm (w) x 310mm (h) x 50mm (d)

retaining a certified black-and-white studio portrait of Arnold with a membership stamp valid for the period between April 1939 and March 1940

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Version with Case, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold Chapter IV - Disbanded Infantry(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue) Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for