Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of 3rd Canadian Battalion was awarded

3rd Canadian Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal

1916) and maker marked "W

The Waffen-SS

a diamond-shaped yellowish-beige patch stitched in place in the dome

and two Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (khaki embroidered wool lettering

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of 3rd Canadian Battalion was awarded(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by