Germany // Iron Cross Ist Class / M-1939

This Iron Cross 1st class was awarded by the Nazi German SS to;
Fritz Knochlein
SS-Haptstrumfuhrer
15-6-1940

An SS-Haptstrumfuhrer was equal to a Sgt. Major in the US
and British Forces.

The Iron Cross 1st Class was presented considerably more sparingly than the 2nd Class and therefore held more prestige. Unlike pr[...]

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