Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive measuring 85 mm x 36

measuring 85 mm x 36 mm

the insignias held in place by lugs and pin vs

A large decorative button

where he recuperated for two weeks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive measuring 85 mm x 36(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 flat wire catch, the pinback marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for maker Fritz