Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Newly Listed strap in forest green wool

strap in forest green wool affixed to the underside

because historians cannot determine how many prisoners blended in with the civilian population and escaped

Luftwaffe Ground Assault Badge

measuring 62 mm x 17 mm

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Newly Listed strap in forest green woolThis is a textbook example of a fine quality detailed manufacture of cloth version of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); the obverse is constructed of fine hand embroidered twisted silver aluminum bullion threadings forming the signature white metal cross patte with a grey woven core replacing the blackened iron core, with a raised central mobile swastika and the re institution date 1939 on the lower arm; on a black wool