Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version Auction Archive marked "BRONZE" and dated "1982"

marked "BRONZE" and dated "1982" on the edge

the Sardinia Shield was an unofficial award in the form of a cap badge worn exclusively by personnel of the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division

He spent the rest of the war engaged in defensive battle in northern Finland against the Red Army advancing from Karelia

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Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version Auction Archive marked "BRONZE" and dated "1982"(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub und Etui). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse bearing three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm bearing an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to an oak leaf clasp with