Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude or for special services for

or for special services for the German Red Cross

The highest award for bravery in the Netherlands: (Officer) Silver with white and green enamels

The number of these badges wasn’t numerous due to the lack of qualified personnel on the initial stage

The fund was primarily administered through the United States Consular Service (now the United States Foreign Service)

at the age of 79 and is buried next to his wife

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude or for special services for(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 38 mm (w) x 44. 48 mm (h),