Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of an exceptional example in near

an exceptional example in near mint condition

reverse inscribed "B

but was unable to find work as an engineer

He was to change the course of his career when on 17th October 1941 he flew with a 500lb bomb slung under the Hurricane fuselage

similarly situated within arabesque latticework

Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of an exceptional example in near(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,