Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 Auction Archive It was awarded for participation

It was awarded for participation in military campaigns in French colonies or protectorates

for treatment at the Military Hospital at Boscombe

It measures 210x149mm

all constructed of zink with bronze

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 Auction Archive It was awarded for participation(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ring connecting to a clasp