Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude only three survived to reach

only three survived to reach the objective and beat off the German counter-attack

the JOUAM had 253

designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK

Grand Admiral Raeder

Banak is an airport in northern Norway which the German Luftwaffe used during the occupation of Norway

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude only three survived to reach(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 raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B.