Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive In August 1942 Pearkes was

In August 1942 Pearkes was returned to Canada and became General Officer Commanding in Chief Pacific Command

condition ranging from near very fine to near mint

" He was deemed "fit for duty" and discharged to the 6th Reserve Battalion on February 8th

in May of 1947

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive In August 1942 Pearkes was(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by