Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Auction the reverse is marked “HILLENBRAND

the reverse is marked “HILLENBRAND & BROER LUPENSHEID RZM M9/89”

a Mecklenburg-Schwerin War Merit Cross

it appears the shako has been named

Also included is an extensive group of newspaper published photos taken by Kratochwil

with light signs of gentle wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Auction the reverse is marked “HILLENBRAND(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 block hinge and early style tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 7 for