An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Zimmermann In It’s Matching Ldo Case By Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Hold GAUNT LONDON" at the base

GAUNT LONDON" at the base

Robinson found himself in Belgium

and almost certainly by German maker JFS (Josef Feix & Söhne

44 mm x 48 mm

and dated 3

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Zimmermann In It’s Matching Ldo Case By Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Hold GAUNT LONDON" at the baseA well preserved Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); silver frame with a blackened magnetic iron core; vertical pinback (marked 20 on the reverse of the pin Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart); in its original case of issue; constructed of heavy cardstock with a black faux leatherette exterior; interior of the lid embossed in gold letteringLDO (Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutschen Ordenhersteller Administration of German Order