Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction consisting of a plain

consisting of a plain

Although the day provided good visibility for formation flying during a standard training flight

A 1938 WHW (Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes/Winter Relief of the German People) & DSB (Deutscher Schützenverband/German Marksmanship Association) fundraiser pin

number impressed "43744" on the reverse

He would return as one of the last POWs in 1955

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction consisting of a plain(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a trapezoidal bar with a horizontal pinback, 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a