Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of which bears a Chi-Rho symbol

which bears a Chi-Rho symbol flanked by an ""Α"" (Alpha) on the left and an ""Ω"" (Omega) on the right

the submarine was sunk by British forces and Dönitz was taken prisoner

measures 600mm (l) x 75mm (w) x 30mm (h)

five of the ten housing pins

Instituted on August 14

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Republic of which bears a Chi-Rho symbol(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of