Germany, Federal Republic. A Presentation Case For A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity blackened out caption and photo

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

marked on ring C

He identified as protestant

maker marked "ELLIS BROS LTD" on the reverse

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 blackened out caption and photo(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