Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity with the Motto of the

with the Motto of the order in blue enamels EL REY Y LA PATRIA (THE KING AND THE HOMELAND)

A rectangular belt buckle constructed of die-stamped brass with a central circular die-stamped silvered bronze plate

award document for Black Wound Badge (1918)

The second postcard illustrates a standing Lieutenant von Bertrab

It was at this time that he was being treated for Rheumatism from May 1 to July 6

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity with the Motto of the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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