An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Auction 400 survivors of the Japanese

400 survivors of the Japanese defeat at Buna-Gona were moved into the Lae-Salamaua area

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it was for the vessel's U-Boat ramming claim

all contained within case of issue

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Auction 400 survivors of the JapaneseA fine textbook example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; maker marked 26 for B. H.