Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive Knight Grand Cross set of

Knight Grand Cross set of insignia

he was appointed Acting Bombardier on September 13

Machine guns to the fore

with strong gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive Knight Grand Cross set of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 22 mm (w) x 44. 29 mm (h), weighing 15.