A German Cross In Gold By Fritz Zimmermann Of Stuttgart; Light Version Auction Archive he took up staff duties

he took up staff duties in Coastal Area/Coastal Command before being promoted to Group Captain on January 1

light contact and enamels intact on the Grand Cross

A 1934 Reichsparteitag (German Reich Party) badge

belt embroidered in silver and brown bullion wire with brown cotton backer

A German Cross In Gold By Fritz Zimmermann Of Stuttgart; Light Version Auction Archive he took up staff dutiesA fine quality manufacture German Cross in Gold by a desirable maker; with four rivets on the reverse; double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a black enameled rotated swastika (note the slight chipping of the enamels on the bottom hand of the Hakenkreuz); within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year (1941); inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line