Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Newly Listed by maker Schwerin Berlin

by maker Schwerin Berlin

He survived the Dieppe Raid

202 mm x 265 mm

He then volunteered to go back to General Service and was posted to the shore base H

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Newly Listed by maker Schwerin BerlinAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class 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 plain with a screwback assembly and a single pointed stud for stabilization; measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 44. 06 mm (h); weighing 20. 8 grams; the core of the