Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version, To Wolfram Kurtz Archive It was taken in 1944

It was taken in 1944

1939-1975 issue

maker marked on integral and suspension ring VM for Vincent Mayer

217 - Iron Cross 2nd

with a lather tab

Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version, To Wolfram Kurtz Archive It was taken in 1944(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of non magnetic, silvered metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core inside of a silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a