Germany, Federal Republic. A Presentation Case For A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 1942 and signed in blue

1942 and signed in blue ink by the leader of “Kampfgruppe Scherer”

blackened out caption and photo credit to Heinz Schroter Photography on the reverse

He identified as protestant

marked on ring C

He was from the Shanandoah Valley in Virginia and originally joined the 116th Infantry Regiment in the 1930s

Germany, Federal Republic. A Presentation Case For A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 1942 and signed in blue(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Etui). Constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior, the interior with a padded off white satin type lid liner, with a slotted and depressed black felt medal bed, opening with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release and a functional metal hinge, unmarked, measuring 80 mm (w) x 145 mm (l) x 25 mm (h), the hinge cover has been severed and there is minor material fatigue