Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, First Pattern, Early Screwback Version Archive maker marked “Hoffstätter of Bonn”

maker marked “Hoffstätter of Bonn” on the reverse

Field lamps (torches) designed and issued to the troops were usually fitted with two or three Perspex filters for signalling in red

Guilleniard

The photographs depict Ganzenmüller during his visit giving speeches during formal ceremonies

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, First Pattern, Early Screwback Version Archive maker marked “Hoffstätter of Bonn”(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914). Instituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn set above a scalloped trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a backplate and nut, unmarked but with the physical