Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China 415 "C" Wing A-25 Canadian

415 "C" Wing A-25 Canadian Small Arms Training Centre

reverse inscribed “459” indicating the production number out of a 1352 medals that were produced

It crossed the Vjosë river near Përmet on April 21

measuring 29 mm (w) x 23 mm (h)

which also includes a corresponding medal number (169)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China 415 "C" Wing A-25 Canadian(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 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 round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by