Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive A private photo collection from

A private photo collection from Admiral in the Kriegsmarine Erich Förste

after the Sons ofthe American Revolution refused to allow women to join their group

inscribed vertically "XI OLYMPIADE" at the left

and duly became a collector's item

A second signature in black ink belongs to Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive A private photo collection from(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with blackened non magnetic metal 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to a silver Oak Leaf