Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Clasp, Silver Grade, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Friedrich August Cross 2Nd

Friedrich August Cross 2Nd

with crossed swords on ‘Frontline’ ribbon

A Second Class Order of the Iron Crown constructed of gilded bronze

copyrighted by the author in 1962

An Order of the Oak Crown of Luxembourg

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Bomber Clasp, Silver Grade, by Funcke & Brüninghaus Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Friedrich August Cross 2Nd(Frontflugspange fr Kampf und Sturzkampfflieger in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a swastika, surrounding a central winged bomb executed in toned magnetic iron, flanked on each side by nine oak leaves, the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the bomb in position, with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating