An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Zimmermann In It’s Matching Ldo Case By Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Hold its underside in black cloth

its underside in black cloth

and dated 3

and almost certainly by German maker JFS (Josef Feix & Söhne

50mm(width) x 57

Robinson found himself in Belgium

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Zimmermann In It’s Matching Ldo Case By Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Hold its underside in black clothA well preserved Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); silver frame with a blackened magnetic iron core; vertical pinback (marked 20 on the reverse of the pin Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart); in its original case of issue; constructed of heavy cardstock with a black faux leatherette exterior; interior of the lid embossed in gold letteringLDO (Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutschen Ordenhersteller Administration of German Order