Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity although Zagreb's 'Braca Knaus' was

although Zagreb's 'Braca Knaus' was the only maker of this award

56 mm (h - inclusive of crown)

and attached on ribbon as originally worn

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He farmed for years in the west and took refuge in his trade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity although Zagreb's 'Braca Knaus' was(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 a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 78 mm (w) x 42. 72 mm (h), weighing