![]() The medal is also mentioned in Deltev Niemann’s Orders and Decorations 2, but Niemann provided much less information. He also referred to research, conducted by Russians and published in the 1980s in a German publication, which indicated the total number of examples produced was approximately 500 and they were made near the time of the Siege of Leningrad. ![]() He said both First and Second Class variations existed, but were of single-piece construction (unlike the multi-piece example discovered by Krueger). Williamson stated it was a propaganda piece made by the Soviets in 1941, and called attention to the fact the 1941 date on the piece was the year the Soviets were invaded by the Germans. In his book, The Iron Cross of 1939, Gordon Williamson provided information on a “First Class,” single-piece variation of this curious Iron Cross. ![]()
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