Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of but was unable to find

but was unable to find work as an engineer

He was to change the course of his career when on 17th October 1941 he flew with a 500lb bomb slung under the Hurricane fuselage

He was promoted to Corporal in May 1909 and re-engaged for additional service on February 18

Air Raid Protection Badge - Bronze gilt and enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of but was unable to find(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,