An Early Deutsche Luft Hansa (Dlh) Pilot Badge certificate_of_authenticity Iron Cross Second Class 1939

Iron Cross Second Class 1939 - Marked 27

and German-Italian Africa Campaign Medal (bronze

Cross measures 17

while in training with the 198th

1939 by Admiral Miklos Horthy for enlisted men in recognition of extreme bravery in combat

An Early Deutsche Luft Hansa (Dlh) Pilot Badge certificate_of_authenticity Iron Cross Second Class 1939Gold coloured bullion wire, in various textures, interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the wings, black felt in the centrepiece, on a black wool base, black paper covering the forest green cotton mesh backer, 53 mm x 105 mm, scattered discolouration and fraying evident in the bullion, overall dissipation of the paper backer, very fine. Footnote: From the collection of the late author of Eagles Recalled, Warren Carroll.