He had "succeeded in destroying several aircraft on the ground when it is believed that he must have been hit by enemy flak
Police Cross for Distinguished Service (in silver with navy blue and white enamels
maker marked "BMCO" on the reverse
with light contact marks from light period wear
60 mm (h - including the crown)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for Eastern Front Service Auction Archive He had "succeeded in destroying1 A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, without visible marks, measuring 44. 41 mm (w) x 48. 34 mm (h),