Germany, Federal Republic. A Case Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Oak Leaves And Swords, 1957 Version Archive returning to the Base Depot

returning to the Base Depot

the form stamped "Special Reserve" at the top

1913 in Minden

"LIEUTENANT JEAN BRILLANT" above and "CROIX DE VICTORIA" below

Grand Cross Badge: Gold with blue

Germany, Federal Republic. A Case Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Oak Leaves And Swords, 1957 Version Archive returning to the Base Depot(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern, und Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core inside of a silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a