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Some people might be wondering
finding information about this III. Reich award on my
pages, but during 15 years of collecting orders,
decorations and medals I certainly came by an
uncountable number of different pieces.
Being ask about this topic almost
daily, I finally want to make some information easy
accessible for everyone interested in the highest 1939
Iron Cross grade, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
I won't tell you anything about the
history, there are may publications, book and web pages,
but will give you like I did it with the Prussian Pour
le Mérite a pictorial overview about most of the
original pieces made before 1945. I only will picture
the top part of a Knight's Cross to focus on the helpful
details when it comes down to pointing out the real
ones.
I am still looking for some detailed
pictures, so this page will be updated constantly.
Look and learn:
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Manufacture: |
marking on silver
frame: |
marking on ring:
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detail:
click on picture to see full cross
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C.E. Junkers / Berlin |
2 & 800 (different
marks) |
800 |
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C.E. Junkers / Berlin |
L/12 & 800 |
800 |
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Steinhauer & Lück /
Lüdenscheid |
4 & 935 (4 sits inside
a mortise) |
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Steinhauer & Lück /
Lüdenscheid |
935 |
935 |
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Steinhauer & Lück /
Lüdenscheid |
800 |
800 |
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Deschler & Sohn /
München |
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Klein & Quenzer / Idar
Oberstein |
800 |
65 & 800 |
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C.F. Zimmermann /
Pforzheim |
20 & 800 |
800 |
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Godet |
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Unknown |
those examples were
worn by e.g. Werner Mölders or Joachim Lemelsen
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There are also original pieces made
with zinc or copper center instead of an iron center.
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