Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version Auction Archive A studio portrait depicting a

A studio portrait depicting a Panzer Enlisted soldier wearing a black wrap

According to the order's statutes

and three very small holes

plugged the hole with gauze and continued ministering to the needs of others

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version Auction Archive A studio portrait depicting a(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop featuring a clasp consisting of three overlaid