Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version visually-hidden The 3rd Infantry Battalion suffered

The 3rd Infantry Battalion suffered heavily during the encounter

with an arm length of 565 mm and an overall body length of 485 mm

2) An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 Medaille”

After making rapid progress

a distance of about six kilometres

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version visually-hidden The 3rd Infantry Battalion suffered(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 40 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighing 15. 6 grams, in near mint condition.