Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Archive KUNZ WIEN X" (Wilhelm Kunz

KUNZ WIEN X" (Wilhelm Kunz

with a replacement ribbon

1944 while commanding the SS Panzer Artillery Regiment 2 of the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich”

with an embroidered manufacturer's label sewn in place just below on the lining

r Koenig und Vaterland"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Archive KUNZ WIEN X" (Wilhelm Kunz(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of