Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien certificate_of_authenticity Frank Bremner took a job

Frank Bremner took a job as a Shell Packer at Ingersoll Machine and Tool in 1940

received a New Years' Honour in 1917

with “Andenken an Wiesbaden” (In remembrance of Wiesbaden) on the obverse

He joined the 1st SS Signals Training and Reserve Detachment 2 in Unna

number 389738

Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien certificate_of_authenticity Frank Bremner took a jobA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse) by Friedrich Orth of Vienna; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; maker