Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien GTRexclude He was cited in the

He was cited in the London Gazette 7216 on December 5

3rd Class - Silver with a gilt hammer and sickle insignia

the Banate of Croatia was created

seldom awarded in this grade

on civil ribbon with pinback

Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien GTRexclude He was cited in theA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse) by Friedrich Orth of Vienna; 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 slightly rounded catch; maker