Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive he was part of the

he was part of the secret development of a rearmament of the air force with the help of the Soviets

silvering loss on the insignia

a Heer Panzergrenadier Leutnant board

on ablack wool base

the obverse bearing dual twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire cords

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive he was part of the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for Fritz