Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 Auction Archive The second group was composed

The second group was composed of 'D' Company and some American parachutists

with a bright finish and a semi-sharp tip

as worn on a side cap by non-commissioned officers

presenting the cipher of Boris III

a complete and fine example

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 Auction Archive The second group was composed(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, 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 an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and suspension ring retaining a period original ribbon, unmarked,