Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity With the start of the

With the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union

which is usual for this type of dagger

He embarked Durban

reverse hallmarked 800 silver on reverse as well as lightly stamped marking

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity With the start of the(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 frame, 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 round wire catch, the reverse marked with code L 11 for maker Wilhelm