Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Buy Now surrounded by a laurel wreath

surrounded by a laurel wreath and flanked on either side by the "M" monogram

the red enamelling on "CCCP" having been lost to time

Kertz re-enlisted in the Bundeswehr and rose to the rank of Colonel of Reserves before retiring in 1967

It did notify her of his wounding and stated "the extent of (his) wounds (are) not yet available"

Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Buy Now surrounded by a laurel wreath(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron with gilded metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and gilded frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original length of neck