Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic one measuring 90 mm (w)

one measuring 90 mm (w) x 130 mm (h) and the other 130 mm (w) x 90 mm (h)

Niederreiter was promoted to Wachtmeister (Sergeant) of the Schutzpolizei

Type VIII (1914-1917)

the obverse centre bearing a crowned Prussian eagle

The letter is sent on behalf of the entire Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic one measuring 90 mm (w)(Eisernes Kreuze 1939 I. Klasse). 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim,