Pinned onto the board beneath the peak extract is a chinstrap consisting of multiple rows of twisted and rolled gold bullion wire
They were first sent to Marlow
the obverse embossed in Gothic script “Eisernes Kreuz 2
one marked "United States"
he was to see his final posting
Ukraine. An Armed Forces Combatant’s Cross, With Miniature And Cockade Auction Archive Pinned onto the board beneathConstructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Crutch Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with black enameled arms, with a central raised blue enameled disc overlaid by a raised Tryzub, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a backplate, the six oclock arm engraved with an issue number of 151, measuring 38. 15 mm (w) x 37. 67 mm (h), weighing 27. 7 grams, in near extremely fine condition,