Japan, Imperial. An Order Of The Golden Kite, VII Class Auction Archive along with “Gemsenkopf 3A” mark

along with “Gemsenkopf 3A” mark for 18Kt

Other people have taken the metaphor farther by comparing the act of bailing out with that of the caterpillar letting itself down to earth by a silken thread

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where the German 1st Submarine Minesweeping Flotilla found her and depth charged her

) Germany: Honorcross for Frontfighters 4

Japan, Imperial. An Order Of The Golden Kite, VII Class Auction Archive along with “Gemsenkopf 3A” markA Japanese Order of the Golden Kite; 7th Class Silver with a gilt eagle, 43 mm x 53 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, gilt loss on the eagle, light contact, better than very fine.