Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case, By B.h. Mayer, Dietrich Maerz Collection United Republic of 1941 he was transferred to

1941 he was transferred to the USS Prairie for instruction in the Fire Controlman Tender School

measuring 181 mm x 89 mm

maker marked "SPINK & SON Ltd LONDON"

the clips are unmarked

Blaschke was in tried in Vienna for treason

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case, By B.h. Mayer, Dietrich Maerz Collection United Republic of 1941 he was transferred to(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by the firm of B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,