Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed British War and Victory Medal

British War and Victory Medal with Oakleaves (LT

Undoubtedly there has been a tendency for the Army to rest on its laurels following the defeat of Napoleon

Ovular shape with handle on a hinge secured with two rivets

White and brown embroidery on black wool

the obverse consisting of an oval wreath topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Gebrüder Godet Newly Listed British War and Victory Medal(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 50 for Gebrder Godet,