German Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, Alternative 1957 Version, Early Silver Example GTRexclude with a stripe above the

with a stripe above the cross inscribed "FLEISSIGE BERTA" (Little Bertha) and two blank stripes below

fourteen pages of service papers and ten pages of additional research papers

Manitoba on August 6

Berlin” (Designer)

German Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, Alternative 1957 Version, Early Silver Example GTRexclude with a stripe above the(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a silver frame and a blackened non magnetic core; the obverse with a raised central oak branch consisting of three leaves, with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse dated 1813 on the six oclock arm; marked 800 for silver content; suspended from a double looped broad ring for suspension; with its period original ribbon;