An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Archive PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and maker marked

PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and maker marked F L L (for Friedrich Linden

his Soldbuch

2nd Regiment Botha was part of the 1st South African Division in October of 1942

Nine and a half weeks later

MARTIN SHps COOK H

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Archive PEEKHAUS BERLIN" and maker markedA fine textbook example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; maker marked 26 for B. H.