Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity encircled by gilded crossed sword

encircled by gilded crossed sword and lance with parallel three wreaths in each quadrant

the obverse consisting of a silver cross with red and white enameled arms

In September of the same year Seela was placed in an SS Pionier (Sapper) Battalion

" He was treated for gonorrhea in early January 1919 and hospitalized for three days

when escorting a bomb raid to Peronne

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity encircled by gilded crossed sword(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a block barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but displays the characteristics of a C. E. Juncker, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 18