Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac stamped in faded black ink

stamped in faded black ink "M4/39" and number stamped in black ink "Nr

the battalion was involved in the Battle of Monte Cassino

Across the runway in use at Topcliffe

on dark gray Luftwaffe cloth

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac stamped in faded black ink(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of a brass alloy, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse featuring a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate and nut,