Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold 1901 and to Brevet Colonel

1901 and to Brevet Colonel on October 11

A reception was held at the YMCA for forty-six guests and

Herod embarked for France on September 14

reverse with central raised inscription “1914 FLEURETTEPOULE III

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold 1901 and to Brevet Colonel(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 flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 42 mm (w) x 44. 48 mm (h), weighing 19. 6