Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic received on August 11

received on August 11

with an arm length of 580 mm

below bears a scrolled curving ribbon with the inscription “In Treue Fest”

He managed to bring his badly damaged plane back 20 miles to his airfield and land safely

It is awarded for military merit and civilians for distinguished actions in support of the Finnish Defence Forces

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic received on August 11(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original