Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude and during operation “Kugelspitz” he

and during operation “Kugelspitz” he was the last to leave his position

Officer (bronze gilt with red

the other badge with the maker mark partially obscured

He stayed with it until the beginning of 1945

with the majority of its original gilt finish intact

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude and during operation “Kugelspitz” he(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for