Germany. A Mint Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross, Steinhauer & Lück, Micro 800 Auction The detour through his hometown

The detour through his hometown presumably means that there is in fact no mission and that Matthiessen is just fleeing back home so as to not be captured by Russian forces

Service Records and Discharge Papers

an anchor (made in Birmingham)

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Germany. A Mint Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross, Steinhauer & Lück, Micro 800 Auction The detour through his hometownOffered is an outstanding example of the Micro 800 version, but Steinhauer & Lck. Featuring a frosted silver frame that is marked with a micro 800 centrally on the edge of the upper arm, the cross exhibits the manufacturing characteristics and die flaws of a textbook Type A Knights Cross. Known among collectors as the Micro 800 version, this cross consists of die flaws on the ribs of the cross that appear to be forming little bridges across the ribs.