German Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, Alternative 1957 Version, Early Silver Example GTRexclude with a stripe above the

with a stripe above the cross inscribed "FLEISSIGE BERTA" (Little Bertha) and two blank stripes below

Imperial Yeomanry Cap) Brass

fourteen pages of service papers and ten pages of additional research papers

Berlin” (Designer)

when he received an honorable discharge

German Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, Alternative 1957 Version, Early Silver Example GTRexclude with a stripe above the(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a silver frame and a blackened non magnetic core; the obverse with a raised central oak branch consisting of three leaves, with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse dated 1813 on the six oclock arm; marked 800 for silver content; suspended from a double looped broad ring for suspension; with its period original ribbon;