Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold Temporary Lieutenant W

Temporary Lieutenant W

the announcement appearing in the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette 30797 of Friday

1537068 Flight Sergeant George Henry Davies

116 Regiment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold Temporary Lieutenant W(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, measuring 44. 05 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h), weighing 16. 0