Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive Johnson was buried by a

Johnson was buried by a shell explosion on May 14

retaining a black-and-white photo of Schänle

each joined together through the quadrants by detailed silver monograms of Prince Leopold

the shoulder boards are surrounded by three rows of twisted and beaded bullion wire along the exterior edge with a button also denoting the personal coat of arms of Franco

surface wear on both the underside and the exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive Johnson was buried by a(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. 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 central screwpost retaining an original backplate, the twelve oclock arm topped by a stabilizer, and the six oclock arm maker