Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Auction The 226th Battalion (Men of

The 226th Battalion (Men of the North)

England on February 26

Zilina 5th Special Parachute Regiment Commemorative Medal with two Ribbon Bars

featuring an eagle insignia consisting of twisted

His award of the DSM was announced in the London Gazette 29668 of Friday July 14

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Auction The 226th Battalion (Men ofA 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 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, unmarked, but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 44. 54 mm (w) x 44. 81