Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Hold Evacuated to England

Evacuated to England

measuring 400 mm in length with the scabbard on

being the last to retreat

on a bow-tied ribbon with pinback

" The Public Records Office Air 2/8830 has a recommendation dated November 5

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Hold Evacuated to EnglandAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch (previously replaced); marked 100 on the reverse of the pin for