Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 Archive which the name CARY has

which the name CARY has been penned above in black ink

a superb example of a variant commonly issued to Condor Legion personnel in extremely fine condition

The document depicts wear that is usual given its age

including the United States

a letter to Himmler filtered by Brandt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 Archive which the name CARY has(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped hinge and narrow vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but