1917 in a fight with RAF planes when his aircraft lost a lower wing due to the stress of the combat manoeuvres
3) A Mother’s Cross Second Class (Silver Grade)
this fine quality order is silver and enamels
with a pink/red stamp reading “Nur vom Empfänger zu Öffnen” (Only to be opened by the recipient)
French Medal of the Resister
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Luftwaffe German Cross In Gold, Cloth Version Hold 1917 in a fight with(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, Stoffausfhrung). Instituted 28 September 1941. (1941 1945 issue). Constructed of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, with the bottom outer layer of the cross in silver aluminum bullion threading, while the rest consists of dark grey threading, the cross features a gilded stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the institution year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature