in a now independent Lithuania
plus a file photograph of Bessettein uniform
it crossed the Mareb River as part of the Italian II Corps
The crossguard is that of the nickel plated aluminum kind
with one of the units participating being the Stormont
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of in a now independent Lithuania(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) x 43. 98 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams,