Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction 11 mm (w) x 62

11 mm (w) x 62

original ribbons on the BWM and VM

England (which was later crossed out and changed to his father

were all killed

Osterheld was awarded the Knight’s Cross on March 26

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction 11 mm (w) x 62(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse shows a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, a flat wire catch, unmarked, measures 44. 37 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighs 17. 8 grams, with light loss of black finish on the core of the