Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 visually-hidden embarking the U

embarking the U

demonstrating total loss of bronze finish to the base metal

Flight Log Book in fine condition logging 205 missions from 1941 to 1943

The tab-like shorter piece with a matching design to that of the longer piece is stitched in place on the right end behind the buckle

as he was Killed in Action on August 15

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 visually-hidden embarking the U(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by a ring connecting to a clasp