Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 visually-hidden it is a reward for

it is a reward for personal service to the Sovereign or the royal family

the headline trumpeted “Canadians Make Splendid Assault

The right disc is inscribed “US” and the other features a set of crossed guns with “G” directly below to denote “Company G”

with their period-original ribbons and a fabric covered black celluloid button

Thomas William Gagen

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 visually-hidden it is a reward for(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic metal alloy 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop retaining a suspension ring and period original length of