Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Hold and was part of the

and was part of the Defensive Sector at Gerardmer (Alsace) and Grange (Lorraine)

the lions standing upon a ribbon banner below inscribed "In Treue Fest" (With Faith)

worn on original tri-fold ribbon

Coningham returned to France and was promoted to the rank of Major

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Hold and was part of the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanlzei code 26 for