Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class, by Gebrüder Godet & Co. of Berlin Auction Archive II Class Commander and III

II Class Commander and III Class Knight

three other destroyers were damaged so badly that they were scuttled

measuring at 35mm (w) x 51mm (h)

the obverse consisting of a silver cross with red and white enameled arms

although the closing ceremony was presided over by his brother

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class, by Gebrüder Godet & Co. of Berlin Auction Archive II Class Commander and III(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Re Instituted September 1st, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked L 50 on the reverse directly below the catch for