Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1960 Province of China fully surrounded by scalloped fold-down

fully surrounded by scalloped fold-down panels

Set of fine quality make

Footnote: The 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry was organized with headquarters at Bowmanville and four companies in Bowmanville

a large photo (168x224mm)

the arms with an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE 1914” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1960 Province of China fully surrounded by scalloped fold-down(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 Museumsstck). 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 six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet connecting to a suspension ring with a period original length of neck ribbon,