Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Republic of when he became the Squadron

when he became the Squadron Leader of the 4th Squadron of Aufklärungsgruppe 32

the soldier at the left with his left hand resting upon the book

It made several successful minelaying sortie off the English coast

matching those on the underside of the D-guard on the hilt

1942 due to him being wounded on August 3

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Republic of when he became the Squadron(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original