Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Type VIII (1914-1917)

Type VIII (1914-1917)

Naming is engraved in large block capitals

the reverse identical to obverse

The letter is sent on behalf of the entire Battalion

Niederreiter was promoted to Wachtmeister (Sergeant) of the Schutzpolizei

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Type VIII (1914-1917)(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,