Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed Bresler was killed in action

Bresler was killed in action when the HM Hospital Ship Ramb IV he was aboard was bombed by German Aircraft on May 10

In the Russian version of the badge

(1943-1945 issue)

A Reichsleitung des Arbeitsdienstes (RLAD) logo is situated just above the maker’s mark

of the United Kingdom Armed Forces

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed Bresler was killed in action(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.