Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Archive the RMS Leinster was torpedoed

the RMS Leinster was torpedoed

bearing a yellow machine-embroidered inscription of LANDUNGSGESCHWADER in Gothic script

A 1936 1200 Jahre Alfred-Rosenberg badge (21

General Catlos

dated 20 April 1944 and issued 25 April of the same year

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Archive the RMS Leinster was torpedoedThis is a textbook example of a fine quality detailed manufacture of cloth version of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); the obverse is constructed of fine hand embroidered twisted silver aluminum bullion threadings forming the signature white metal cross patte with a grey woven core replacing the blackened iron core, with a raised central mobile swastika and the re institution date 1939 on the lower arm; on a black wool