German Awards - Iron Cross 1914 1. Re-span class 1939 2. The form is rigidly connected

Repeated braces for the 1914 Iron Cross were established along with the renewal of the Iron Cross on 1 September 1939 by Adolf Hitler. Repeating 1st Class braces were either worn over the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 or, as shown here, directly connected tightly to the cross. There are several options with a fixed repeating range. So, crosses with a pin or screw disk were used. There are also crosses with repeated crossbars of the 1st form, with curved ends of the shield, and with straight ends of the shield of the 2nd form. Often load-bearing hooks were soldered on the screed. The connection between the Iron Cross and the repeated twine was also resolved in different ways. Ridges or whole plates were also usually soldered for reinforcement. For pinned pieces, it could also be removed and replaced with a longer needle, which is now attached to the clip. Cores of iron crosses can be made of iron or non-ferrous metal, white metal. The coffins of the cross are often covered with frosty silver. Due to the many manufacturing capabilities and different manufacturers, crosses vary in size and weight. Crosses are with and without the manufacturer. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. VI, 2001.

Iron Cross 1. Class of 1914. Soldered on the upper cruciform shoulder is a repeating clip from 1939. The back side with a screw washer on the Iron Cross and an additional holder on the screed. The manufacturer stamped on the lower cruciform lever.

Front side:

• Dissolved duplicate clips:
• At the bottom, an inverted trapezoid with a raised polished edge -
• On a finely divided base, an increased polished year - 1939 -.
• An oak wreath is tied above it.
In a surrounded by a finely writhed
• field, a swastika placed on top.
• On it sits an eagle with spread straight wings with its head to the right.
• Iron Cross 1. Class 1914 with silver-plated zarge:
In the
• center of the iron core, the letter - W -
In the
• upper cross sleeve Prussian royal crown
In
• the lower cross sleeve year - 1914 -

Downside:

• Smooth and silver plated. Retaining hook on brace.
In the
• center of the Iron Cross is a threaded pin with a screw washer.
• On the lower cruciform shoulder, the manufacturer's marking is L/18 -.

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