Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Newly Listed a photo of Kratochwil in

a photo of Kratochwil in a Kriegsmarine uniform with Italian naval personnel

Fullsize and Miniature (Fullsize: two-piece construction

In his personal time he wrote his book "Infanterie greift an" (Infantry Attacks)

Nova Scotia on the 25th

flanked by a right-facing spread-winged eagle standing upon a wreathed swastika on either side

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Newly Listed a photo of Kratochwil in(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring