Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 42 mm (w) x

measuring 42 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) inclusive of its ring suspension

before being sent to permanent camps further from the front

Kühn was killed in action while treating the wounds of a comrade

with only minor signs of wear and with the paint on the core very well preserved

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 42 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuze 1939 I. Klasse). 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from an oval base plate, unmarked but with the core demonstrating characteristics of manufacture by C. F.