German Republic. A German Cross In Gold, Alternative 1957 Version Auction 1876" inside an open-ended wreath

1876" inside an open-ended wreath of thistles and laurel leaves

date marked "B9" (1952) and engraved "T

14 mm x 51 mm

eagle's head hallmarked on the obverse

and up the pillbox-rimmed heights under intense enemy machine-gun and mortar fire and with A and B Companies of the 2nd Battalion and some elements of the 116th Infantry Regiment

German Republic. A German Cross In Gold, Alternative 1957 Version Auction 1876" inside an open-ended wreath(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). A cross with a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a denazified Iron Cross in the center, depicting a central oak branch consisting of three leaves, within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941; the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red enameled rings with a silver core in the middle; the reverse plain but with a