Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold the reverse inscribed “1914 1918”

the reverse inscribed “1914 1918” and maker marked “Grienauer” encircled by a border of oak leaves

he was posted to the Canadian Machine Gun Company Depot on December 22nd

the obverse with a raised central “W” under an Imperial crown

the field badge is constructed of pressed metal

made out to "Lt Col A E Ings 6th CMR" for "Service in France"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold the reverse inscribed “1914 1918”(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 border, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 107 for maker Carl Wild,