Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive measuring 18 mm x 19

measuring 18 mm x 19 mm

On September 11

with an inserted flat backer

thus very likely a cross awarded to Stuka Pilot Karl-Hermann Lion

where he managed VI Fliegerkorps during the Second Battle of Kharkov

Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive measuring 18 mm x 19(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse, 1957 Version). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, as well as a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; marked L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,