Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version GTRexclude usually accompanied by diarrhea) but

usually accompanied by diarrhea) but made a quick recovery

No death date is noted

factory open-ended (not sewn together at the ends)

along with a 6th Airlift Squadron sticker

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version GTRexclude usually accompanied by diarrhea) butThis is a textbook example of a fine quality detailed manufacture of cloth version of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); the obverse is constructed of fine hand embroidered twisted silver aluminum bullion threadings forming the signature white metal cross patte with a grey woven core replacing the blackened iron core, with a raised central mobile swastika and the re institution date 1939 on the lower arm; on a black wool