Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 Province of China / Sturm / 14/39 /

/ Sturm / 14/39 / Hilmerich" over five lines and "Dem / toten / Kameraden" (The Dead Comrade) over three lines above their respective swastika-bearing disks

Austrian Orders and Decorations

backed by flags and trees

a superb wartime image in extremely fine condition

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 Province of China / Sturm / 14/39 /(Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes, Museumsstck). 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original neck ribbon, double stamped with