Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II with Period Case, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden with loop suspension

with loop suspension

a Letter From the War Office in London (informing his parents in Johannesburg of their son's award of the Military Cross

Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st

the wheel backed by a central stem with a red and white circular insignia protruding from the top of the badge

stating he received two Bulgarian awards (Eagle badge and Military Merit Cross 5th Class with Crown) for his merit during Balkan Campaign

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II with Period Case, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden with loop suspension(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the