Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class Iron Cross 1939, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of 101-51" on the reverse

101-51" on the reverse

In cast silvered bronze

better than extremely fine unissued condition

held in place via two horizontally-aligned vertical loops in white threading

With the growing possibility of an Allied invasion in the Balkans

Germany, Wehrmacht. A I. Class Iron Cross 1939, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of 101-51" on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939 by A. H. (Issued 1939 1945). 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch, marked 6. for Fritz Zimmermann on the