Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of where he joined Company "B"

where he joined Company "B"

He was initially stationed in Toronto

in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

" The medical authorities estimated that his back would require a period of six months for recovery

This occupation proved to be unfavourable after the end of the war

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of where he joined Company "B"(Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse). 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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 89 mm (w) x 43. 84 mm (h), weighing 19. 4