Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Early Spanish-Made Variant for Blue Division Veterans Auction Archive along with those of 248

along with those of 248 others

one retaining both reverse attachment prongs and one retaining one of two prongs

the image overlaid by Keitel’s handwritten signature in blue ink

France Patch

constructed of a field-grey wool base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Early Spanish-Made Variant for Blue Division Veterans Auction Archive along with those of 248(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse eines spanischen Freiwilligen der Blauen Division). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a one piece vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within a silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of an