Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Province of China at the age of 69

at the age of 69 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin

the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded monogram of Grand Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig

and four Technician 5th Grade Rank Shoulder Insignia (light gray embroidery on navy blue cotton

and depicts the signature of Konteradmiral

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Province of China at the age of 69(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 reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics