Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Archive After almost six months hospitalization

After almost six months hospitalization

1943 and carries a facsimile by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein (1887–1973)

measuring 50mm x 50mm

when he was sentenced to 14 days' Field Punishment No

overlaid by a gilt swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Archive After almost six months hospitalization(Eiserne Kreuze). A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (non magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 22 mm (w) x 43. 46 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, and