Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Hold 8 mm x 89 mm

8 mm x 89 mm

One is of Knie’s time in the HJ

62 mm in diameter

During three war patrols

he entered the French theatre with the 22nd Infantry Battalion on September 15

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Hold 8 mm x 89 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass (non 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 plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 88 mm (w) x 43. 72 mm (h); weighing 17. 6 grams; light wear to the swastika,