Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Screwback Version by Rudolf Souval Hold with Crossed Swords indicating an

with Crossed Swords indicating an award for bravery in the face of the enemy

she served as a hospital ship

An interesting example of a repurposed Heer helmet in very fine condition

This book is easy to use

It begins with a Foreword by the author

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Screwback Version by Rudolf Souval Hold with Crossed Swords indicating an(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted September 1st, 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 is blank with the exception of a retaining pin on the twelve oclock, along with a screw post and screw back, the latter marked L58