Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class In Case Of Issue Newly Listed the corps was disbanded shortly

the corps was disbanded shortly after the war

Second Class - Neck badge in silver gilt and enamels

exhibiting very fine cross-graining

enlisting "for the duration of the War or other emergency

He had planned on writing a similar book on the recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class In Case Of Issue Newly Listed the corps was disbanded shortlyAn 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 tapered vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an unmarked example; measuring 43. 73 mm (w) x 43. 75 mm (h); weighing 16. 2