We found this cross when going through Opa's things a while after he passed away. We know he was awarded the EK.1 in 1944 as a Leutnant in Russia, he just never said anything about still having the cross in his possesion. When it was discovered we naturally directly assumed it was his original piece. I am not an awards collector so I am a blind mole on this field, therefore I would like any opinions.
We always assumed it was Opi's cross and therefore we think very highly of it, it being the only war-relic we have from him. But I'm not so sure of it's originality anymore now. On the pin it reads 113, a good soul told me to search this subforum for crosses to compare with - und jetzt haben wir den Salat. It turms out 113 refers to Hermann Aurich from Dresden, but he just made EK 2.Kl! All the 113 EK. 1.Kl. which previously appeared on this forum have been ruled out fake. If true, that would be rather dramatic news. I tried to make as good photos as possible, sorry if they seem like an alien autopsy photo series, but I guess it's the only way to tell if it's a reproduction or not.
Thanks in advance for any opinions.
We always assumed it was Opi's cross and therefore we think very highly of it, it being the only war-relic we have from him. But I'm not so sure of it's originality anymore now. On the pin it reads 113, a good soul told me to search this subforum for crosses to compare with - und jetzt haben wir den Salat. It turms out 113 refers to Hermann Aurich from Dresden, but he just made EK 2.Kl! All the 113 EK. 1.Kl. which previously appeared on this forum have been ruled out fake. If true, that would be rather dramatic news. I tried to make as good photos as possible, sorry if they seem like an alien autopsy photo series, but I guess it's the only way to tell if it's a reproduction or not.
Thanks in advance for any opinions.
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