Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold He completed 5th Grade but

He completed 5th Grade but left school at the age of 12 to help on his father's farm

the three and nine o’clock arms with Cyrillic inscription of “35 ЛѢТ” (“35 YEARS”)

Footnote: The Cross was created in two classes in 1944

the middle ring with silver gilt Manchu inscriptions on the left and Chinese descriptions on the left

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Hold He completed 5th Grade but(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issues). 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 34 mm (w) x 44. 18 mm (h), weighing 20.