"The Spange for the Iron Cross 2. Class" by Dietrich Maerz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a black corduroy backer

with a black corduroy backer and gilded brass hardware

forcing Hodgson to rise up

Order of Zähringen Lion in Gold - Knight First Class

but features the facsimile of Adolf Hitler and the Minister of State

A lot of two love letters from Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) to Frau Hedwig Potthast (1912-1994)

"The Spange for the Iron Cross 2. Class" by Dietrich Maerz consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a black corduroy backerOn over 265 pages the known makers of the 2. Class Spange are presented in detail. Previously unknown connections between the early manufacturers are outlined and explained. The other chapters are about miniatures, documents, and packages. Together with the other three books The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, The Iron Cross 1. Class, and The Iron Cross 2. Class these books are the most comprehensive and detailed series about the highest military