Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien GTRexclude Type III (1921-1941) Silver gilt

Type III (1921-1941) Silver gilt and enamels

1st Lieutenant Hervey gave the order to "bail out" and tried to put the ship on automatic pilot

Footnote: The Battle of Tannenberg was a battle of the First War that occurred in Ostpreußen (East Prussia) between August 26

3rd Class - Silver with a gilt hammer and sickle insignia

3) A Silver Merit Medal (Silberne Verdienstmedaille)

Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Friedrich Orth Of Wien GTRexclude Type III (1921-1941) Silver giltA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse) by Friedrich Orth of Vienna; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; maker