Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue United Republic of which was the Depot Ship

which was the Depot Ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla

the latter's thirteenth and final victory while aboard a Sopwith Camel

and dated “1906”

We started with about twenty-two crews and of these

Pieces flew off the E/A and I watched until it struck the ground and burst into flames

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue United Republic of which was the Depot Ship(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of nickel alloy and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed, silvered, nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three raised central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 39 mm (w)