Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class GTRexclude the father and mother and

the father and mother and their two boys have each "done their bit" for the Empire

on a greyish-blue wool backer

The time stamps show her working between the last quarter of 1943 and the first quarter of 1945

His condition began to worsen

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class GTRexclude the father and mother and(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a full banjo style vertical pinback and barrel hinge meeting a round wire catch, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 10 mm (h)