Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed (Орден Святого Великомученика и Победоносца

(Орден Святого Великомученика и Победоносца Георгия 4 степени)

with an Imperial cockade incorporating a black painted rayed base

measuring 20x20mm

3 and 4 have Officer’s personal and career details

Carlson was a resident of Marseilles

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed (Орден Святого Великомученика и Победоносца(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 88 mm (h), weighing