Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Version Auction measuring 75 mm (w) x

measuring 75 mm (w) x 18 mm (h)

A little over a month later

A First Class War Merit Cross 1914 - First Class Cross

It was transferred from the Ukraine to Kurland in August and it surrendered there to the Red Army in April 1945

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Version Auction measuring 75 mm (w) xAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 90 mm (w) x 43. 79 mm (h); weighing 17. 2