Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class GTRexclude but a ground dug example

but a ground dug example

he reverted to General Service

obverse centre in Gold with red enamels

Wilson was posted to Allied Force Headquarters in Ottawa from 1947 to 1952

both civilians and military

Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class GTRexclude but a ground dug example(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 94 mm (w) x 43. 81 mm (h); weighing 19. 8 grams. Accompanied by its