Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude the edge with a maker’s

the edge with a maker’s mark of “PR MÜNZE BERLIN” for the official Berlin mint alongside a silver content number of “835”

Klasse für 18 Jahre)

Constructed of machine-embroidered grey and silver threading on a dark grey wool backer

eleven others showing Hawkins in his Captain's Uniform

total of 162 original photos

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude the edge with a maker’s(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for