Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive he was part of the

he was part of the secret development of a rearmament of the air force with the help of the Soviets

Gold Grade Medal 1st Class

the obverse bearing dual twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire cords

silvering loss on the insignia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive he was part of the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). 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 with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for Fritz