Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive His citation for the Distinguished

His citation for the Distinguished Service Order was published seven months later in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 31583 of Friday

USS Franklin was dead in the water

His gunner

the obverse oval centrepiece with the monogram of Pope Benedict affixed

as well as Rommel’s facsimile

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive His citation for the Distinguished(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 47. 43 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams,