Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Province of China Hugo Eckener (August 10

Hugo Eckener (August 10

all constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels and with silver and gilded finishing where applicable

it was discovered that he had chronic suppuration Otitis Media (a middle ear inflammation of greater than two weeks that results in episodes of discharge from the ear)

1956 in Friedrichshafen) was an airship designer

Brooks had a $50 Victory Bond registered with the Bank of Montreal in Toronto and was insured with London Life in the amount of $103

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Province of China Hugo Eckener (August 10(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for Ferdinand Hoffsttter, Bonn, measuring