Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Archive at least at the time

at least at the time of war

before being transferred and admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital on July 1st

Each cuff bears two Hauptmann rank insignia patches of a white wool base with a silver aluminum bullion wire column and pebbled magnetic metal button

maker marked BK for Braca Knaus

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Archive at least at the time(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a restitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 16 mm