Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Newly Listed (Luftwaffe Schulterklappen)

(Luftwaffe Schulterklappen)

he opted to join the German Army at the age of 18

1911 in Kaisersesch near Koblenz and was a Catholic

A sighting message was hastily coded and transmitted to base before cannon fire destroyed the Catalina's radio

which had ruined his good reputation among the west and the Tsarist Russians

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Newly Listed (Luftwaffe Schulterklappen)(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer, mit Jubilumsspange 25). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with 25th Jubilee Clasp, constructed of a silvered alloy, the obverse consisting of three overlaid oak leaves bearing a central raised number 25, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, the cross consisting of a Cross