Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Document, 240Th Artillery Regiment Newly Listed with crossed swords on the

with crossed swords on the suspension

Instituted on 31 December 1850 by King Friedrich August II

The total strength of the TA was to be 440

he quickly rose to prominence for his gallantry in action

Germany, Heer. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Document, 240Th Artillery Regiment Newly Listed with crossed swords on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Papier). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 87 mm (w) x 43. 83 mm (h), weighing