Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive A 1957 reissue ribbon bar

A 1957 reissue ribbon bar featuring six medals

featuring five stamped ventilation holes

98 mm (w) x 24

Drecks describes Borchardt as a fine comrade and brave soldier who died as a hero for his country

99mm in length

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction Archive A 1957 reissue ribbon bar(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for