An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Auction Archive Initials "JH" beneath

Initials "JH" beneath

and was on an Operational Night flight aboard a Hudson VI FK

he is deserving of the Order of Alexander Nevsky

reverse inscribed "FÜR TREUE IN DER ARBEIT" inside an open-ended wreath of oak leaves

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Auction Archive Initials "JH" beneathAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 44. 29 mm x 44. 22 mm; weighing 20. 7 grams; a gently worn