Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Auction while flying over enemy lines

while flying over enemy lines

Accompanied by its award booklet (un-named

Marriage announcement of Heinrich Graf Schönfeldt with Porsche stamp

Both dates fall into the general Battle of Kursk period

Maker "L/12" (Juncker

Germany, Imperial. A Lübeck Hanseatic Cross Auction while flying over enemy lines(Hanseatenkreuz). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a red enameled centrepiece bearing a silvered coat of arms of the city of Lbeck, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 (FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914), measuring 40. 28 mm (w) x 43. 95 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in