Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 Hold otherwise in nearly very fine

otherwise in nearly very fine condition

and a partial oak wreath

circumscribed “For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines” with a five pointed star and laurels at the base

the top U-Boat ace of the war who sunk 47 Allied ships between September 1939 and March 1941 for a total of 274

a Bibliography and a Collectors Directory

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 Hold otherwise in nearly very fine(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ring connecting to a clasp