Original German WWII Cased Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim - EKI Military Equipment and maintenance by Confederate forces

and maintenance by Confederate forces

The 705th was part of the first United States Army Air Forces group to complete the Transatlantic hop from Brazil to Africa without the installation of additional bomb bay fuel tanks

part of the Silesian Vovoidship in Poland

Also the connecting piece that goes under the chin is missing

Measurements: 8 ⅝” x 6 ¼”

Original German WWII Cased Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim - EKI Military Equipment and maintenance by Confederate forcesOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a lovely cased example of a WWII Iron Cross First Class 1939, with a Magnetic core, flat design, and early tapered pin attachment. It is maker marked with LDO number L15 on the back of the pin catch (very small), which represents Otto Schickle of Pforzheim. The The LDO, (Leistungs Gemeinschaft der Deutscher Ordenshersteller Administration of German orders Manufacturers), was a self governing organization