Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Province of China " One month later

" One month later

both with three intact lugs

with the throat and spring mechanism held in place by a single rivet

It can be assumed that he flew missions during the Battle of Britain

Measuring 77 mm (w) x 119 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Province of China " One month later(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silver and brass, consisting of a post manufacture vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with a partially